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Recognised as Colour

#AB99CF

  • #AB99CF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#AB99CF is a violet with RGB values 171, 153, 207 and HSL 260°, 36%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#AB99CF#AB99CF
HEX#AB99CF
RGBrgb(171, 153, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.6, 0.8118
RGB percentages67.1%, 60%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(260, 36%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260, 26.1%, 81.2%)
CMYK17.4%, 26.1%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,246,031
CSS custom property--colour: #AB99CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35945WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.19:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#546630

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8EA2D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#91A1CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Tritanopia#A5A1ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.9Thistle · ΔE 21.4Light steelblue · ΔE 24.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.8Light slate grey · ΔE 26.4Steel blue · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDCF99
Analogous#99A2CF, #C699CF
Triadic#CFAB99, #99CFAB
Split complementary#CFC699, #A2CF99
Tetradic#CF99A2, #BDCF99, #99CFC6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E4DEF0
Lighter +10%#C8BCDF
Darker −10%#8E76BF
Darker −20%#7254AE
Darker −30%#5B428D
Darker −40%#45326A
More saturated +25%#A586E2
Less saturated −25%#B1ACBC

Channel breakdown

R171
G153
B207
Red171 (67.1%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue260°
Saturation (HSL)36%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G 99 · B CF

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