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Colour

#AB99B3

  • #AB99B3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#AB99B3 is a violet with RGB values 171, 153, 179 and HSL 282°, 15%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#AB99B3#AB99B3
HEX#AB99B3
RGBrgb(171, 153, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.6, 0.702
RGB percentages67.1%, 60%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(281.5, 14.6%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.5, 14.5%, 70.2%)
CMYK4.5%, 14.5%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,246,003
CSS custom property--colour: #AB99B3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34695WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.7 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#9F9F9F
Inverted#54664C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#969EB4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#9AA0B2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Tritanopia#AB9CA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.1 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

Thistle · ΔE 14.8Dark grey · ΔE 16.4Light slate grey · ΔE 16.8Rosy brown · ΔE 18.6Slate grey · ΔE 18.6Light steelblue · ΔE 18.7
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 14.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A1B399
Analogous#9E99B3, #B399AE
Triadic#B3AB99, #99B3AB
Split complementary#AEB399, #99B39E
Tetradic#B39E99, #A1B399, #99AEB3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3F1F4
Lighter +20%#DBD3DF
Lighter +10%#C3B6C9
Darker −10%#937C9D
Darker −20%#796284
Darker −30%#5F4C67
Darker −40%#443749
More saturated +25%#B483C9
Less saturated −25%#A6A6A6

Channel breakdown

R171
G153
B179
Red171 (67.1%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue281.54°
Saturation (HSL)14.61%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G 99 · B B3

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