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Recognised as Colour

#AB99D0

  • #AB99D0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#AB99D0 is a violet with RGB values 171, 153, 208 and HSL 260°, 37%, 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

#AB99D0#AB99D0
HEX#AB99D0
RGBrgb(171, 153, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.6, 0.8157
RGB percentages67.1%, 60%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(259.6, 36.9%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.6, 26.4%, 81.6%)
CMYK17.8%, 26.4%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,246,032
CSS custom property--colour: #AB99D0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35994WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.2:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#54662F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8DA2D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#90A1CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Tritanopia#A5A1ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.9 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 text8.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.8Thistle · ΔE 21.8Light steelblue · ΔE 24.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.4Steel blue · ΔE 26.7Light slate grey · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BED099
Analogous#99A2D0, #C699D0
Triadic#D0AB99, #99D0AB
Split complementary#D0C699, #A2D099
Tetradic#D099A2, #BED099, #99D0C6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E5DFF0
Lighter +10%#C8BCE0
Darker −10%#8E76C0
Darker −20%#7153B0
Darker −30%#5B428E
Darker −40%#44326B
More saturated +25%#A586E3
Less saturated −25%#B1ACBD

Channel breakdown

R171
G153
B208
Red171 (67.1%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue259.64°
Saturation (HSL)36.91%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G 99 · B D0

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