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Recognised as Colour

#AB91E1

  • #AB91E1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#AB91E1 is a violet with RGB values 171, 145, 225 and HSL 260°, 57%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#AB91E1#AB91E1
HEX#AB91E1
RGBrgb(171, 145, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.5686, 0.8824
RGB percentages67.1%, 56.9%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(259.5, 57.1%, 72.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.5, 35.6%, 88.2%)
CMYK24%, 35.6%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,244,001
CSS custom property--colour: #AB91E1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34345WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.87:1
Contrast with white2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#546E1E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7D9EE4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#829EDFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A19EAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.3Medium purple · ΔE 19.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 21Orchid · ΔE 29.4Slate blue · ΔE 30.3Violet · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C7E191
Analogous#919FE1, #D391E1
Triadic#E1AB91, #91E1AB
Split complementary#E1D391, #9FE191
Tetradic#E1919F, #C7E191, #91E1D3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E8E1F7
Lighter +10%#CAB9EC
Darker −10%#8C69D6
Darker −20%#6E41CB
Darker −30%#572FAB
Darker −40%#422482
More saturated +25%#A580F3
Less saturated −25%#B1A3D0

Channel breakdown

R171
G145
B225
Red171 (67.1%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue259.5°
Saturation (HSL)57.14%
Lightness72.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G 91 · B E1

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