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Recognised as Colour

#ABA2BE

  • #ABA2BE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#ABA2BE is a violet with RGB values 171, 162, 190 and HSL 259°, 18%, 69%. 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

#ABA2BE#ABA2BE
HEX#ABA2BE
RGBrgb(171, 162, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.6353, 0.7451
RGB percentages67.1%, 63.5%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(259.3, 17.7%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.3, 14.7%, 74.5%)
CMYK10%, 14.7%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,248,318
CSS custom property--colour: #ABA2BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38216WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.64:1
Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#545D41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9DA6BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#9EA6BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A8A6ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13 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 text8.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 13.3Light steelblue · ΔE 14.5Dark grey · ΔE 15.9Light slate grey · ΔE 16.6Silver · ΔE 18.5Slate grey · ΔE 19
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 13.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B5BEA2
Analogous#A2A7BE, #B9A2BE
Triadic#BEABA2, #A2BEAB
Split complementary#BEB9A2, #A7BEA2
Tetradic#BEA2A7, #B5BEA2, #A2BEB9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFCFD
Lighter +20%#E1DEE8
Lighter +10%#C6C0D3
Darker −10%#9084A9
Darker −20%#756793
Darker −30%#5D5275
Darker −40%#453D57
More saturated +25%#A48ED2
Less saturated −25%#B0B0B0

Channel breakdown

R171
G162
B190
Red171 (67.1%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue259.29°
Saturation (HSL)17.72%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G A2 · B BE

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