Recognised as Colour

#AB9FE5

#AB9FE5
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#AB9FE5 is a blue with RGB values 171, 159, 229 and HSL 250°, 57%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#AB9FE5

RGBrgb(171, 159, 229)

RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.6235, 0.898

RGB percentages67.1%, 62.4%, 89.8%

HSLhsl(250.3, 57.4%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(250.3, 30.6%, 89.8%)

CMYK25.3%, 30.6%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,247,589

CSS custom property--colour: #AB9FE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39111WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness171.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.82:1

Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7

Inverted#54601A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8DA9E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#8EA7E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original

Tritanopia#9FABB8no 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 text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.7 Thistle · ΔE 27.6 Medium purple · ΔE 27.7 Steel blue · ΔE 28.5 Light steelblue · ΔE 29.2

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#D9E59F

Analogous#9FB6E5, #CE9FE5

Triadic#E5AB9F, #9FE5AB

Split complementary#E5CE9F, #B6E59F

Tetradic#E59FB6, #D9E59F, #9FE5CE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F1EFFB

Lighter +10%#CEC7F0

Darker −10%#8877DA

Darker −20%#654FCF

Darker −30%#4932B9

Darker −40%#392791

More saturated +25%#A190F4

Less saturated −25%#B5AED6

Channel breakdown

R171

G159

B229

Red171 (67.1%)

Green159 (62.4%)

Blue229 (89.8%)

Hue250.29°

Saturation (HSL)57.38%

Lightness76.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AB · G 9F · B E5

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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