Recognised as Colour
#AB9BA9
- #AB9BA9
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#AB9BA9 is a magenta with RGB values 171, 155, 169 and HSL 308°, 9%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#AB9BA9#AB9BA9
HEX#AB9BA9
RGBrgb(171, 155, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.6078, 0.6627
RGB percentages67.1%, 60.8%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(307.5, 8.7%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(307.5, 9.4%, 67.1%)
CMYK0%, 9.4%, 1.2%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,246,505
CSS custom property--colour: #AB9BA9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34965WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.99:1
Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#546456
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9BAB9D
Analogous#A59BAB, #AB9BA1
Triadic#A9AB9B, #9BA9AB
Split complementary#A1AB9B, #9BABA5
Tetradic#ABA59B, #9BAB9D, #9BA1AB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R171
G155
B169
Red171 (67.1%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue307.5°
Saturation (HSL)8.7%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AB · G 9B · B A9
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