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Recognised as Colour

#AB9AFA

  • #AB9AFA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#AB9AFA is a blue with RGB values 171, 154, 250 and HSL 251°, 91%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#AB9AFA#AB9AFA
HEX#AB9AFA
RGBrgb(171, 154, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.6039, 0.9804
RGB percentages67.1%, 60.4%, 98%
HSLhsl(250.6, 90.6%, 79.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.6, 38.4%, 98%)
CMYK31.6%, 38.4%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,246,330
CSS custom property--colour: #AB9AFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38671WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.73:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#546505

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7DA9FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7EA5F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Tritanopia#98ACBEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 17.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.3Plum · ΔE 24.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.3Slate blue · ΔE 27.6Royal blue · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 17.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9FA9A
Analogous#9AB9FA, #DB9AFA
Triadic#FAAB9A, #9AFAAB
Split complementary#FADB9A, #B9FA9A
Tetradic#FA9AB9, #E9FA9A, #9AFADB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCFBFF
Lighter +10%#D3CBFC
Darker −10%#8369F8
Darker −20%#5A39F5
Darker −30%#340CEF
Darker −40%#2A09BF
More saturated +25%#A895FF
Less saturated −25%#B4A7ED

Channel breakdown

R171
G154
B250
Red171 (67.1%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue250.62°
Saturation (HSL)90.57%
Lightness79.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G 9A · B FA

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