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Recognised as Colour

#AB9EB5

  • #AB9EB5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#AB9EB5 is a violet with RGB values 171, 158, 181 and HSL 274°, 13%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#AB9EB5#AB9EB5
HEX#AB9EB5
RGBrgb(171, 158, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.6196, 0.7098
RGB percentages67.1%, 62%, 71%
HSLhsl(273.9, 13.5%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273.9, 12.7%, 71%)
CMYK5.5%, 12.7%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,247,285
CSS custom property--colour: #AB9EB5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36448WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.29:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#54614A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9BA2B6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#9DA3B4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Tritanopia#AAA1A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.6 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 text8.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 13.9Thistle · ΔE 13.9Light slate grey · ΔE 15.8Light steelblue · ΔE 16.4Silver · ΔE 17.4Slate grey · ΔE 18
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 13.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A8B59E
Analogous#9F9EB5, #B59EB4
Triadic#B5AB9E, #9EB5AB
Split complementary#B4B59E, #9EB59F
Tetradic#B5A09E, #A8B59E, #9EB4B5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6F5F7
Lighter +20%#DDD8E1
Lighter +10%#C4BBCB
Darker −10%#92819F
Darker −20%#796786
Darker −30%#5F506A
Darker −40%#453A4D
More saturated +25%#AE89CA
Less saturated −25%#AAAAAA

Channel breakdown

R171
G158
B181
Red171 (67.1%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue273.91°
Saturation (HSL)13.45%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G 9E · B B5

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