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Recognised as Colour

#AB9CC4

  • #AB9CC4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#AB9CC4 is a violet with RGB values 171, 156, 196 and HSL 262°, 25%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#AB9CC4#AB9CC4
HEX#AB9CC4
RGBrgb(171, 156, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.6118, 0.7686
RGB percentages67.1%, 61.2%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(262.5, 25.3%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.5, 20.4%, 76.9%)
CMYK12.8%, 20.4%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,246,788
CSS custom property--colour: #AB9CC4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3642WCAG 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 8.28:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#54633B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#95A2C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Deuteranopia#97A3C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Tritanopia#A7A2AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 16.2Light steelblue · ΔE 19Light slate grey · ΔE 20.4Plum · ΔE 20.6Slate grey · ΔE 22.4Dark grey · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 16.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B5C49C
Analogous#9CA1C4, #BF9CC4
Triadic#C4AB9C, #9CC4AB
Split complementary#C4BF9C, #A1C49C
Tetradic#C49CA1, #B5C49C, #9CC4BF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFCFD
Lighter +20%#E1DCEA
Lighter +10%#C6BCD7
Darker −10%#907CB1
Darker −20%#755D9D
Darker −30%#5D4A7D
Darker −40%#45375D
More saturated +25%#A688D8
Less saturated −25%#B0B0B0

Channel breakdown

R171
G156
B196
Red171 (67.1%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue262.5°
Saturation (HSL)25.32%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G 9C · B C4

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