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Colour

#AB95CA

  • #AB95CA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#AB95CA is a violet with RGB values 171, 149, 202 and HSL 265°, 33%, 69%. 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

#AB95CA#AB95CA
HEX#AB95CA
RGBrgb(171, 149, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.5843, 0.7922
RGB percentages67.1%, 58.4%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(264.9, 33.3%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(264.9, 26.2%, 79.2%)
CMYK15.3%, 26.2%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,245,002
CSS custom property--colour: #AB95CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34417WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.88:1
Contrast with white2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#546A35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8B9ECCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#8F9EC8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Tritanopia#A69DA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.3Thistle · ΔE 21.8Light steelblue · ΔE 25.5Light slate grey · ΔE 26.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.9Steel blue · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B4CA95
Analogous#959ACA, #C595CA
Triadic#CAAB95, #95CAAB
Split complementary#CAC595, #9ACA95
Tetradic#CA959A, #B4CA95, #95CAC5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFBFD
Lighter +20%#E1D9EC
Lighter +10%#C6B7DB
Darker −10%#9073B9
Darker −20%#7553A6
Darker −30%#5D4284
Darker −40%#453162
More saturated +25%#A881DE
Less saturated −25%#AEA9B6

Channel breakdown

R171
G149
B202
Red171 (67.1%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue264.91°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G 95 · B CA

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