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#AB0CD8

#ab0cd8 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ab0cd8 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 4.71% green and 84.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.83% cyan, 94.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 286.76°, with 89.47% saturation and 44.71% 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 5.56:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.32.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1388

Complementary

  1. #ab0cd8
  2. #39d80c

Split complementary

  1. #ab0cd8
  2. #9fd80c
  3. #0cd845

Analogous

  1. #450cd8
  2. #ab0cd8
  3. #d80c9f

Triadic

  1. #ab0cd8
  2. #d8ab0c
  3. #0cd8ab

Tetradic

  1. #ab0cd8
  2. #d80c39
  3. #39d80c
  4. #0cd8ab

Square

  1. #ab0cd8
  2. #d8450c
  3. #39d80c
  4. #0c9fd8

Monochromatic

  1. #380447
  2. #720890
  3. #ab0cd8
  4. #cc3cf4
  5. #df85f8

Shades

#ab0cd8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ab0cd8
  2. #9a0bc2
  3. #890aad
  4. #780897
  5. #670782
  6. #56066c
  7. #440556
  8. #330441
  9. #22022b
  10. #110116
  11. #000000

Tints

#ab0cd8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ab0cd8
  2. #b324dc
  3. #bc3de0
  4. #c455e4
  5. #cd6de8
  6. #d586ec
  7. #dd9eef
  8. #e6b6f3
  9. #eecef7
  10. #f7e7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ab0cd8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ab0cd8
  2. #a718cf
  3. #a223c6
  4. #9e2fbe
  5. #9a3ab5
  6. #9646ac
  7. #9152a3
  8. #8d5d9a
  9. #896992
  10. #847489
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8852a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060dd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006cd4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a74c7f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #604cdb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7055d6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a93caa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ab0cd8 {
  color: #ab0cd8;
}
Background
.bg-ab0cd8 {
  background-color: #ab0cd8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ab0cd8 {
  border: 2px solid #ab0cd8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ab0cd8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 12 216;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 89% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ab0cd8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ab0cd8, #d80c9f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ab0cd8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 12 216 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.32 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.56 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.37 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.64 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.36 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.73 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.31 #54f327 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ab0cd8  rgb(171, 12, 216)  hsl(287, 89%, 45%)  Dark Orchid
#39d80c  rgb(57, 216, 12)  hsl(107, 89%, 45%)  Lime Green
#d8ab0c  rgb(216, 171, 12)  hsl(47, 89%, 45%)  Metallic Gold
#0cd8ab  rgb(12, 216, 171)  hsl(167, 89%, 45%)  Caribbean Green