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Recognised as Colour

#ABA2B7

  • #ABA2B7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#ABA2B7 is a violet with RGB values 171, 162, 183 and HSL 266°, 13%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#ABA2B7#ABA2B7
HEX#ABA2B7
RGBrgb(171, 162, 183)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.6353, 0.7176
RGB percentages67.1%, 63.5%, 71.8%
HSLhsl(265.7, 12.7%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.7, 11.5%, 71.8%)
CMYK6.6%, 11.5%, 0%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,248,311
CSS custom property--colour: #ABA2B7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37917WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.58:1
Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#545D48

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FA5B8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A0A6B6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A9A5A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 12.2Thistle · ΔE 13.5Light steelblue · ΔE 14.6Light slate grey · ΔE 15.4Silver · ΔE 15.5Slate grey · ΔE 17.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 12.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AEB7A2
Analogous#A2A4B7, #B5A2B7
Triadic#B7ABA2, #A2B7AB
Split complementary#B7B5A2, #A4B7A2
Tetradic#B7A2A4, #AEB7A2, #A2B7B5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9F8FA
Lighter +20%#DFDBE4
Lighter +10%#C5BFCD
Darker −10%#9185A1
Darker −20%#776A89
Darker −30%#5E546C
Darker −40%#453E4F
More saturated +25%#A88DCC
Less saturated −25%#ADADAD

Channel breakdown

R171
G162
B183
Red171 (67.1%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue183 (71.8%)
Hue265.71°
Saturation (HSL)12.73%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G A2 · B B7

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