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Colour

#AB96FF

  • #AB96FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#AB96FF is a blue with RGB values 171, 150, 255 and HSL 252°, 100%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#AB96FF#AB96FF
HEX#AB96FF
RGBrgb(171, 150, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.5882, 1
RGB percentages67.1%, 58.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(252, 100%, 79.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252, 41.2%, 100%)
CMYK32.9%, 41.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,245,311
CSS custom property--colour: #AB96FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37691WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.54:1
Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#546900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#75A7FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#77A3FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Tritanopia#97AABEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.1Slate blue · ΔE 24.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.5Royal blue · ΔE 25.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAFF96
Analogous#96B6FF, #E096FF
Triadic#FFAB96, #96FFAB
Split complementary#FFE096, #B6FF96
Tetradic#FF96B6, #EAFF96, #96FFE0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDFCFF
Lighter +10%#D4C9FF
Darker −10%#8263FF
Darker −20%#5930FF
Darker −30%#3200FC
Darker −40%#2800C9
More saturated +25%#AB96FF
Less saturated −25%#B3A3F2

Channel breakdown

R171
G150
B255
Red171 (67.1%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue252°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness79.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G 96 · B FF

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