Colour
#ABA7B7
- #ABA7B7
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#ABA7B7 is a violet with RGB values 171, 167, 183 and HSL 255°, 10%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#ABA7B7#ABA7B7
HEX#ABA7B7
RGBrgb(171, 167, 183)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.6549, 0.7176
RGB percentages67.1%, 65.5%, 71.8%
HSLhsl(255, 10%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255, 8.7%, 71.8%)
CMYK6.6%, 8.7%, 0%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,249,591
CSS custom property--colour: #ABA7B7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39714WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.94:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#545848
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B3B7A7
Analogous#A7ABB7, #B3A7B7
Triadic#B7ABA7, #A7B7AB
Split complementary#B7B3A7, #ABB7A7
Tetradic#B7A7AB, #B3B7A7, #A7B7B3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R171
G167
B183
Red171 (67.1%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue183 (71.8%)
Hue255°
Saturation (HSL)10%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G A7 · B B7
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