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Recognised as Colour

#AB99BC

  • #AB99BC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#AB99BC is a violet with RGB values 171, 153, 188 and HSL 271°, 21%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#AB99BC#AB99BC
HEX#AB99BC
RGBrgb(171, 153, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.6, 0.7373
RGB percentages67.1%, 60%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(270.9, 20.7%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.9, 18.6%, 73.7%)
CMYK9%, 18.6%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,246,012
CSS custom property--colour: #AB99BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35071WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.01:1
Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#546643

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#949FBEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#97A0BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A99DA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 15.7Light slate grey · ΔE 19Light steelblue · ΔE 19.3Slate grey · ΔE 20.8Dark grey · ΔE 20.9Plum · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 15.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AABC99
Analogous#9A99BC, #BC99BC
Triadic#BCAB99, #99BCAB
Split complementary#BCBC99, #99BC9A
Tetradic#BC9A99, #AABC99, #99BCBC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7F5F9
Lighter +20%#DED7E4
Lighter +10%#C4B8D0
Darker −10%#927AA8
Darker −20%#785F90
Darker −30%#5F4B71
Darker −40%#453653
More saturated +25%#AC84D1
Less saturated −25%#ABABAB

Channel breakdown

R171
G153
B188
Red171 (67.1%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue270.86°
Saturation (HSL)20.71%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G 99 · B BC

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