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Recognised as Colour

#AB9EE9

  • #AB9EE9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#AB9EE9 is a blue with RGB values 171, 158, 233 and HSL 250°, 63%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#AB9EE9#AB9EE9
HEX#AB9EE9
RGBrgb(171, 158, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.6196, 0.9137
RGB percentages67.1%, 62%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(250.4, 63%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.4, 32.2%, 91.4%)
CMYK26.6%, 32.2%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,247,337
CSS custom property--colour: #AB9EE9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38995WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.8:1
Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#546116

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8AA9ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#8BA6E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Tritanopia#9DABB9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.7Plum · ΔE 19Medium purple · ΔE 25.4Steel blue · ΔE 29.9Thistle · ΔE 30.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCE99E
Analogous#9EB7E9, #D09EE9
Triadic#E9AB9E, #9EE9AB
Split complementary#E9D09E, #B7E99E
Tetradic#E99EB7, #DCE99E, #9EE9D0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F3F1FC
Lighter +10%#CFC8F2
Darker −10%#8774E0
Darker −20%#634BD6
Darker −30%#462CC2
Darker −40%#372398
More saturated +25%#A18FF8
Less saturated −25%#B5ADDA

Channel breakdown

R171
G158
B233
Red171 (67.1%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue250.4°
Saturation (HSL)63.03%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G 9E · B E9

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