Colour

#ABA1C4

#ABA1C4
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Thistle

#ABA1C4 is a violet with RGB values 171, 161, 196 and HSL 257°, 23%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#ABA1C4#ABA1C4

HEX#ABA1C4

RGBrgb(171, 161, 196)

RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.6314, 0.7686

RGB percentages67.1%, 63.1%, 76.9%

HSLhsl(257.1, 22.9%, 70%)

HSV / HSBhsv(257.1, 17.9%, 76.9%)

CMYK12.8%, 17.9%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,248,068

CSS custom property--colour: #ABA1C4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38133WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness168.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.63:1

Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6

Inverted#545E3B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9AA6C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#9CA6C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original

Tritanopia#A7A6ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 14.3 Light steelblue · ΔE 15.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.5 Dark grey · ΔE 19.7 Slate grey · ΔE 20.8 Silver · ΔE 21.9

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 14.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BAC4A1

Analogous#A1A9C4, #BDA1C4

Triadic#C4ABA1, #A1C4AB

Split complementary#C4BCA1, #A9C4A1

Tetradic#C4A1A9, #BAC4A1, #A1C4BC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E3E0EB

Lighter +10%#C7C0D8

Darker −10%#8F82B0

Darker −20%#73629D

Darker −30%#5C4F7D

Darker −40%#453B5E

More saturated +25%#A38ED7

Less saturated −25%#B3B3B3

Channel breakdown

R171

G161

B196

Red171 (67.1%)

Green161 (63.1%)

Blue196 (76.9%)

Hue257.14°

Saturation (HSL)22.88%

Lightness70%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AB · G A1 · B C4

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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