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Colour

#AB95B5

  • #AB95B5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#AB95B5 is a violet with RGB values 171, 149, 181 and HSL 281°, 18%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#AB95B5#AB95B5
HEX#AB95B5
RGBrgb(171, 149, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.5843, 0.7098
RGB percentages67.1%, 58.4%, 71%
HSLhsl(281.2, 17.8%, 64.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.2, 17.7%, 71%)
CMYK5.5%, 17.7%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,244,981
CSS custom property--colour: #AB95B5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33489WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.7:1
Contrast with white2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#546A4A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#919BB6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Deuteranopia#969DB4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Tritanopia#AB98A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 16.2Light slate grey · ΔE 18.7Dark grey · ΔE 20.2Slate grey · ΔE 20.3Rosy brown · ΔE 20.5Light steelblue · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 16.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9FB595
Analogous#9B95B5, #B595AF
Triadic#B5AB95, #95B5AB
Split complementary#AFB595, #95B59B
Tetradic#B59B95, #9FB595, #95AFB5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2EFF4
Lighter +20%#DBD1DF
Lighter +10%#C3B3CA
Darker −10%#9377A0
Darker −20%#7A5E86
Darker −30%#5E4968
Darker −40%#43344A
More saturated +25%#B37ECC
Less saturated −25%#A5A5A5

Channel breakdown

R171
G149
B181
Red171 (67.1%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue281.25°
Saturation (HSL)17.78%
Lightness64.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G 95 · B B5

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