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Recognised as Colour

#AB9BEA

  • #AB9BEA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#AB9BEA is a blue with RGB values 171, 155, 234 and HSL 252°, 65%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#AB9BEA#AB9BEA
HEX#AB9BEA
RGBrgb(171, 155, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.6078, 0.9176
RGB percentages67.1%, 60.8%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(252.2, 65.3%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.2, 33.8%, 91.8%)
CMYK26.9%, 33.8%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,246,570
CSS custom property--colour: #AB9BEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38041WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.61:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#546415

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#86A7EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#87A4E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Tritanopia#9DA9B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.7Plum · ΔE 19.3Medium purple · ΔE 22.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.9Steel blue · ΔE 31.4Thistle · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DAEA9B
Analogous#9BB3EA, #D29BEA
Triadic#EAAB9B, #9BEAAB
Split complementary#EAD39B, #B3EA9B
Tetradic#EA9BB3, #DAEA9B, #9BEAD2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2EFFC
Lighter +10%#CEC5F3
Darker −10%#8871E1
Darker −20%#6447D8
Darker −30%#4829C3
Darker −40%#392099
More saturated +25%#A28CF9
Less saturated −25%#B4AADB

Channel breakdown

R171
G155
B234
Red171 (67.1%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue252.15°
Saturation (HSL)65.29%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G 9B · B EA

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