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Recognised as Colour

#ABA3C2

  • #ABA3C2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#ABA3C2 is a violet with RGB values 171, 163, 194 and HSL 255°, 20%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#ABA3C2#ABA3C2
HEX#ABA3C2
RGBrgb(171, 163, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.6392, 0.7608
RGB percentages67.1%, 63.9%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(255.5, 20.3%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255.5, 16%, 76.1%)
CMYK11.9%, 16%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,248,578
CSS custom property--colour: #ABA3C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38747WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.75:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#545C3D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9DA7C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#9EA7C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A7A7ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 13.5Light steelblue · ΔE 14.3Light slate grey · ΔE 17.3Dark grey · ΔE 17.4Silver · ΔE 19.6Slate grey · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 13.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BAC2A3
Analogous#A3ABC2, #BBA3C2
Triadic#C2ABA3, #A3C2AB
Split complementary#C2BBA3, #ABC2A3
Tetradic#C2A3AA, #BAC2A3, #A3C2BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E3E0EB
Lighter +10%#C7C2D6
Darker −10%#8F84AE
Darker −20%#736699
Darker −30%#5C517B
Darker −40%#453D5C
More saturated +25%#A290D5
Less saturated −25%#B3B3B3

Channel breakdown

R171
G163
B194
Red171 (67.1%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue255.48°
Saturation (HSL)20.26%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G A3 · B C2

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