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Colour

#AB96C9

  • #AB96C9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#AB96C9 is a violet with RGB values 171, 150, 201 and HSL 265°, 32%, 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

#AB96C9#AB96C9
HEX#AB96C9
RGBrgb(171, 150, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.5882, 0.7882
RGB percentages67.1%, 58.8%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(264.7, 32.1%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(264.7, 25.4%, 78.8%)
CMYK14.9%, 25.4%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,245,257
CSS custom property--colour: #AB96C9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34688WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.94:1
Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#546936

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8C9FCBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#909FC7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Tritanopia#A69DA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.8Thistle · ΔE 20.8Light steelblue · ΔE 24.5Light slate grey · ΔE 25.4Slate grey · ΔE 26.9Steel blue · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B4C996
Analogous#969AC9, #C596C9
Triadic#C9AB96, #96C9AB
Split complementary#C9C496, #9BC996
Tetradic#C9969B, #B4C996, #96C9C5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFBFD
Lighter +20%#E1D9EC
Lighter +10%#C6B8DA
Darker −10%#9074B8
Darker −20%#7555A4
Darker −30%#5D4383
Darker −40%#453261
More saturated +25%#A782DD
Less saturated −25%#AFAAB5

Channel breakdown

R171
G150
B201
Red171 (67.1%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue264.71°
Saturation (HSL)32.08%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G 96 · B C9

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