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#AB01DF

#ab01df ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ab01df is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 0.39% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.32% cyan, 99.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 285.95°, with 99.11% saturation and 43.92% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.72.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1401

Complementary

  1. #ab01df
  2. #35df01

Split complementary

  1. #ab01df
  2. #a4df01
  3. #01df3c

Analogous

  1. #3c01df
  2. #ab01df
  3. #df01a4

Triadic

  1. #ab01df
  2. #dfab01
  3. #01dfab

Tetradic

  1. #ab01df
  2. #df0135
  3. #35df01
  4. #01dfab

Square

  1. #ab01df
  2. #df3c01
  3. #35df01
  4. #01a4df

Monochromatic

  1. #360047
  2. #710193
  3. #ab01df
  4. #cd2efe
  5. #e07bfe

Shades

#ab01df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ab01df
  2. #9a01c9
  3. #8901b2
  4. #78019c
  5. #670186
  6. #560170
  7. #440059
  8. #330043
  9. #22002d
  10. #110016
  11. #000000

Tints

#ab01df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ab01df
  2. #b31ae2
  3. #bc34e5
  4. #c44de9
  5. #cd67ec
  6. #d580ef
  7. #dd99f2
  8. #e6b3f5
  9. #eeccf9
  10. #f7e6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ab01df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ab01df
  2. #a70ed6
  3. #a21acc
  4. #9e27c3
  5. #9a34b9
  6. #9641b0
  7. #914da6
  8. #8d5a9d
  9. #896793
  10. #84738a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8852a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061e4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006cdb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a64f83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5d4ce2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d54dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a83daf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ab01df {
  color: #ab01df;
}
Background
.bg-ab01df {
  background-color: #ab01df;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ab01df {
  border: 2px solid #ab01df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ab01df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 1 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 99% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ab01df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ab01df, #df01a4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ab01df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 1 223 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.72 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.49 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.52 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.25 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.84 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.96 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 9.66 #54fe20 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ab01df  rgb(171, 1, 223)  hsl(286, 99%, 44%)  Dark Orchid
#35df01  rgb(53, 223, 1)  hsl(106, 99%, 44%)  Lime Green
#dfab01  rgb(223, 171, 1)  hsl(46, 99%, 44%)  Goldenrod
#01dfab  rgb(1, 223, 171)  hsl(166, 99%, 44%)  Caribbean Green