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Recognised as Colour

#AB95B7

  • #AB95B7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#AB95B7 is a violet with RGB values 171, 149, 183 and HSL 279°, 19%, 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

#AB95B7#AB95B7
HEX#AB95B7
RGBrgb(171, 149, 183)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.5843, 0.7176
RGB percentages67.1%, 58.4%, 71.8%
HSLhsl(278.8, 19.1%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.8, 18.6%, 71.8%)
CMYK6.6%, 18.6%, 0%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,244,983
CSS custom property--colour: #AB95B7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33572WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.71:1
Contrast with white2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#546A48

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#919BB8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#959DB6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Tritanopia#AA99A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 16.4Light slate grey · ΔE 19.2Slate grey · ΔE 20.8Light steelblue · ΔE 21Dark grey · ΔE 21.2Plum · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 16.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A1B795
Analogous#9A95B7, #B795B2
Triadic#B7AB95, #95B7AB
Split complementary#B2B795, #95B79A
Tetradic#B79A95, #A1B795, #95B2B7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3F0F5
Lighter +20%#DBD2E0
Lighter +10%#C3B3CC
Darker −10%#9377A2
Darker −20%#795D89
Darker −30%#5F486B
Darker −40%#44344C
More saturated +25%#B27FCD
Less saturated −25%#A6A6A6

Channel breakdown

R171
G149
B183
Red171 (67.1%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue183 (71.8%)
Hue278.82°
Saturation (HSL)19.1%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G 95 · B B7

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