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Recognised as Colour

#AB9EE4

  • #AB9EE4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#AB9EE4 is a blue with RGB values 171, 158, 228 and HSL 251°, 56%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#AB9EE4#AB9EE4
HEX#AB9EE4
RGBrgb(171, 158, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.6196, 0.8941
RGB percentages67.1%, 62%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(251.1, 56.5%, 75.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.1, 30.7%, 89.4%)
CMYK25%, 30.7%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,247,332
CSS custom property--colour: #AB9EE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38713WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.74:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#54611B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8CA8E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#8DA6E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Tritanopia#9FAAB7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33 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 text8.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.8Medium purple · ΔE 27.5Thistle · ΔE 27.7Steel blue · ΔE 28.6Light steelblue · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7E49E
Analogous#9EB4E4, #CE9EE4
Triadic#E4AB9E, #9EE4AB
Split complementary#E4CE9E, #B4E49E
Tetradic#E49EB4, #D7E49E, #9EE4CE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0EEFA
Lighter +10%#CEC6EF
Darker −10%#8876D9
Darker −20%#664ECE
Darker −30%#4B33B6
Darker −40%#3B288E
More saturated +25%#A18FF3
Less saturated −25%#B5AED5

Channel breakdown

R171
G158
B228
Red171 (67.1%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue251.14°
Saturation (HSL)56.45%
Lightness75.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G 9E · B E4

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