Recognised as Colour

#AB93F4

#AB93F4
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#AB93F4 is a blue with RGB values 171, 147, 244 and HSL 255°, 82%, 77%. 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

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HEX#AB93F4

RGBrgb(171, 147, 244)

RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.5765, 0.9569

RGB percentages67.1%, 57.6%, 95.7%

HSLhsl(254.8, 81.5%, 76.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(254.8, 39.8%, 95.7%)

CMYK29.9%, 39.8%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,244,532

CSS custom property--colour: #AB93F4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36057WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness168 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.21:1

Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F

Inverted#546C0B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#77A3F8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#7AA0F2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original

Tritanopia#9BA4B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.1 Plum · ΔE 24.7 Slate blue · ΔE 25.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.1 Royal blue · ΔE 27.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.39, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#DCF493

Analogous#93ABF4, #DC93F4

Triadic#F4AB93, #93F4AB

Split complementary#F4DC93, #ABF493

Tetradic#F493AB, #DCF493, #93F4DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F3F0FD

Lighter +10%#CFC1F9

Darker −10%#8765EF

Darker −20%#6336EB

Darker −30%#4616D8

Darker −40%#3711AA

More saturated +25%#A588FF

Less saturated −25%#B3A2E5

Channel breakdown

R171

G147

B244

Red171 (67.1%)

Green147 (57.6%)

Blue244 (95.7%)

Hue254.85°

Saturation (HSL)81.51%

Lightness76.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AB · G 93 · B F4

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Colour harmonies

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