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#AB0EA4

#ab0ea4 ≈ Dark Magenta

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ab0ea4 is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 5.49% green and 64.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 91.81% magenta, 4.09% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 302.68°, with 84.86% saturation and 36.27% 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 6.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Magenta (#8b008b), ΔE 7.04.

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Web safe#990099
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Relative luminance0.1165

Complementary

  1. #ab0ea4
  2. #0eab15

Split complementary

  1. #ab0ea4
  2. #55ab0e
  3. #0eab63

Analogous

  1. #630eab
  2. #ab0ea4
  3. #ab0e55

Triadic

  1. #ab0ea4
  2. #a4ab0e
  3. #0ea4ab

Tetradic

  1. #ab0ea4
  2. #ab150e
  3. #0eab15
  4. #0ea4ab

Square

  1. #ab0ea4
  2. #ab630e
  3. #0eab15
  4. #0e55ab

Monochromatic

  1. #1e021c
  2. #640860
  3. #ab0ea4
  4. #ec19e3
  5. #f260eb

Shades

#ab0ea4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ab0ea4
  2. #9a0d94
  3. #890b83
  4. #780a73
  5. #670862
  6. #560752
  7. #440642
  8. #330431
  9. #220321
  10. #110110
  11. #000000

Tints

#ab0ea4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ab0ea4
  2. #b326ad
  3. #bc3eb6
  4. #c456bf
  5. #cd6ec8
  6. #d587d2
  7. #dd9fdb
  8. #e6b7e4
  9. #eecfed
  10. #f7e7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ab0ea4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ab0ea4
  2. #a719a0
  3. #a2259d
  4. #9e3099
  5. #9a3c96
  6. #964792
  7. #91528e
  8. #8d5e8b
  9. #896987
  10. #847584
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #854c81 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0053a7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4a67a1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b22e60 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e42a6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d51a2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #af2481 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ab0ea4 {
  color: #ab0ea4;
}
Background
.bg-ab0ea4 {
  background-color: #ab0ea4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ab0ea4 {
  border: 2px solid #ab0ea4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ab0ea4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 14 164;
  --color-primary-hsl: 303 85% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ab0ea4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ab0ea4, #ab0e55);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ab0ea4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 14 164 / 0.35);
}

#8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 7.04 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 7.87 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.28 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.63 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.19 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.23 #800080 Purple ΔE 9.42 #54f15b Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Dark Magenta
#ab0ea4  rgb(171, 14, 164)  hsl(303, 85%, 36%)  Dark Magenta
#0eab15  rgb(14, 171, 21)  hsl(123, 85%, 36%)  Kelly Green
#a4ab0e  rgb(164, 171, 14)  hsl(63, 85%, 36%)  Brass
#0ea4ab  rgb(14, 164, 171)  hsl(183, 85%, 36%)  Cadet Blue