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#AB03E2

#ab03e2 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ab03e2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 1.18% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.34% cyan, 98.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 285.2°, with 97.38% saturation and 44.9% 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 5.46:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.87.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1421

Complementary

  1. #ab03e2
  2. #3ae203

Split complementary

  1. #ab03e2
  2. #a9e203
  3. #03e23b

Analogous

  1. #3b03e2
  2. #ab03e2
  3. #e203a9

Triadic

  1. #ab03e2
  2. #e2ab03
  3. #03e2ab

Tetradic

  1. #ab03e2
  2. #e2033a
  3. #3ae203
  4. #03e2ab

Square

  1. #ab03e2
  2. #e23b03
  3. #3ae203
  4. #03a9e2

Monochromatic

  1. #39014b
  2. #720296
  3. #ab03e2
  4. #cb35fc
  5. #df81fd

Shades

#ab03e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ab03e2
  2. #9a03cb
  3. #8902b5
  4. #78029e
  5. #670288
  6. #560271
  7. #44015a
  8. #330144
  9. #22012d
  10. #110017
  11. #000000

Tints

#ab03e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ab03e2
  2. #b31ce5
  3. #bc35e8
  4. #c44feb
  5. #cd68ee
  6. #d581f1
  7. #dd9af3
  8. #e6b3f6
  9. #eecdf9
  10. #f7e6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ab03e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ab03e2
  2. #a710d8
  3. #a21cce
  4. #9e29c5
  5. #9a35bb
  6. #9642b1
  7. #914ea7
  8. #8d5b9d
  9. #896794
  10. #84748a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8953a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062e7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006cde ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a55085 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5c4de5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c55e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a73fb2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ab03e2 {
  color: #ab03e2;
}
Background
.bg-ab03e2 {
  background-color: #ab03e2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ab03e2 {
  border: 2px solid #ab03e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ab03e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 3 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 97% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ab03e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ab03e2, #e203a9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ab03e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 3 226 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.87 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.12 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.72 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.14 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.50 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.71 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 9.53 #54fc1d Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ab03e2  rgb(171, 3, 226)  hsl(285, 97%, 45%)  Dark Orchid
#3ae203  rgb(58, 226, 3)  hsl(105, 97%, 45%)  Lime Green
#e2ab03  rgb(226, 171, 3)  hsl(45, 97%, 45%)  Goldenrod
#03e2ab  rgb(3, 226, 171)  hsl(165, 97%, 45%)  Caribbean Green