Recognised as Colour

#F0ABFF

#F0ABFF
Violet
Light
Nearest: Plum

#F0ABFF is a violet with RGB values 240, 171, 255 and HSL 289°, 100%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#F0ABFF#F0ABFF

HEX#F0ABFF

RGBrgb(240, 171, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.9412, 0.6706, 1

RGB percentages94.1%, 67.1%, 100%

HSLhsl(289.3, 100%, 83.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289.3, 32.9%, 100%)

CMYK5.9%, 32.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,772,671

CSS custom property--colour: #F0ABFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54871WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness204.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.97:1

Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0

Inverted#0F5400

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A1BFFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#B2C6FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original

Tritanopia#F2B4CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 12.9 Violet · ΔE 20.3 Orchid · ΔE 23.1 Medium purple · ΔE 30.3 Thistle · ΔE 34.2 Hot pink · ΔE 35.5

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 12.95, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BAFFAB

Analogous#C6ABFF, #FFABE4

Triadic#FFF0AB, #ABFFF0

Split complementary#E4FFAB, #ABFFC6

Tetradic#FFC6AB, #BAFFAB, #ABE4FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F9DEFF

Darker −10%#E778FF

Darker −20%#DE45FF

Darker −30%#D512FF

Darker −40%#B600DE

More saturated +25%#F0ABFF

Less saturated −25%#E9B5F4

Channel breakdown

R240

G171

B255

Red240 (94.1%)

Green171 (67.1%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue289.29°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness83.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR F0 · G AB · B FF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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