Colour

#AB9FE7

#AB9FE7
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#AB9FE7 is a blue with RGB values 171, 159, 231 and HSL 250°, 60%, 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

#AB9FE7#AB9FE7

HEX#AB9FE7

RGBrgb(171, 159, 231)

RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.6235, 0.9059

RGB percentages67.1%, 62.4%, 90.6%

HSLhsl(250, 60%, 76.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(250, 31.2%, 90.6%)

CMYK26%, 31.2%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,247,591

CSS custom property--colour: #AB9FE7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39224WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness172.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.84:1

Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7

Inverted#546018

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8CA9EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#8DA7E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original

Tritanopia#9EABB9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.6 Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.2 Medium purple · ΔE 26.9 Thistle · ΔE 28.6 Steel blue · ΔE 29 Light steelblue · ΔE 30.2

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.65, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DBE79F

Analogous#9FB7E7, #CF9FE7

Triadic#E7AB9F, #9FE7AB

Split complementary#E7CF9F, #B7E79F

Tetradic#E79FB7, #DBE79F, #9FE7CF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F2F1FB

Lighter +10%#CFC8F1

Darker −10%#8776DD

Darker −20%#644DD3

Darker −30%#472FBE

Darker −40%#382595

More saturated +25%#A190F6

Less saturated −25%#B5AED8

Channel breakdown

R171

G159

B231

Red171 (67.1%)

Green159 (62.4%)

Blue231 (90.6%)

Hue250°

Saturation (HSL)60%

Lightness76.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AB · G 9F · B E7

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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