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Colour

#AB91FF

  • #AB91FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#AB91FF is a blue with RGB values 171, 145, 255 and HSL 254°, 100%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#AB91FF#AB91FF
HEX#AB91FF
RGBrgb(171, 145, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.5686, 1
RGB percentages67.1%, 56.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(254.2, 100%, 78.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.2, 43.1%, 100%)
CMYK32.9%, 43.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,244,031
CSS custom property--colour: #AB91FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36129WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.23:1
Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#546E00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6EA3FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#71A0FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original
Tritanopia#97A6BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.5Slate blue · ΔE 22.4Royal blue · ΔE 24.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.7Violet · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5FF91
Analogous#91AEFF, #E291FF
Triadic#FFAB91, #91FFAB
Split complementary#FFE291, #AEFF91
Tetradic#FF91AE, #E5FF91, #91FFE2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9F7FF
Lighter +10%#D2C4FF
Darker −10%#845EFF
Darker −20%#5D2BFF
Darker −30%#3A00F7
Darker −40%#2E00C4
More saturated +25%#AB91FF
Less saturated −25%#B29FF1

Channel breakdown

R171
G145
B255
Red171 (67.1%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue254.18°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness78.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G 91 · B FF

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