Colour

#AB98F3

#AB98F3
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#AB98F3 is a blue with RGB values 171, 152, 243 and HSL 253°, 79%, 77%. 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

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HEX#AB98F3

RGBrgb(171, 152, 243)

RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.5961, 0.9529

RGB percentages67.1%, 59.6%, 95.3%

HSLhsl(252.5, 79.1%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(252.5, 37.4%, 95.3%)

CMYK29.6%, 37.4%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,245,811

CSS custom property--colour: #AB98F3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37585WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness170.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.52:1

Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3

Inverted#54670C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7EA6F7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#80A3F1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original

Tritanopia#9BA8BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 17.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.2 Plum · ΔE 22.7 Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.4 Slate blue · ΔE 28.4 Royal blue · ΔE 29.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 17.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E0F398

Analogous#98B2F3, #D998F3

Triadic#F3AB98, #98F3AB

Split complementary#F3D898, #B3F398

Tetradic#F398B2, #E0F398, #98F3D9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F6F3FE

Lighter +10%#D0C6F8

Darker −10%#866AEE

Darker −20%#603DE8

Darker −30%#4119D9

Darker −40%#3314AB

More saturated +25%#A48CFF

Less saturated −25%#B3A6E5

Channel breakdown

R171

G152

B243

Red171 (67.1%)

Green152 (59.6%)

Blue243 (95.3%)

Hue252.53°

Saturation (HSL)79.13%

Lightness77.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AB · G 98 · B F3

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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