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#AB16EF

#ab16ef ≈ Vivid Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#ab16ef is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 8.63% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.45% cyan, 90.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 281.2°, with 87.15% saturation and 51.18% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 5.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Vivid Violet (#9f00ff), ΔE 2.96.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.1546

Complementary

  1. #ab16ef
  2. #5aef16

Split complementary

  1. #ab16ef
  2. #c6ef16
  3. #16ef3f

Analogous

  1. #3f16ef
  2. #ab16ef
  3. #ef16c6

Triadic

  1. #ab16ef
  2. #efab16
  3. #16efab

Tetradic

  1. #ab16ef
  2. #ef165a
  3. #5aef16
  4. #16efab

Square

  1. #ab16ef
  2. #ef3f16
  3. #5aef16
  4. #16c6ef

Monochromatic

  1. #480765
  2. #7a0cad
  3. #ab16ef
  4. #c55ef4
  5. #dfa5f9

Shades

#ab16ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ab16ef
  2. #9a14d7
  3. #8912bf
  4. #780fa7
  5. #670d8f
  6. #560b78
  7. #440960
  8. #330748
  9. #220430
  10. #110218
  11. #000000

Tints

#ab16ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ab16ef
  2. #b32df1
  3. #bc45f2
  4. #c45cf4
  5. #cd73f5
  6. #d58bf7
  7. #dda2f9
  8. #e6b9fa
  9. #eed0fc
  10. #f7e8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ab16ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ab16ef
  2. #a721e4
  3. #a22bd9
  4. #9e36ce
  5. #9a40c3
  6. #964bb8
  7. #9156ac
  8. #8d60a1
  9. #896b96
  10. #84758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a57b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006feb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a15a8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5953f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6859ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a548bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ab16ef {
  color: #ab16ef;
}
Background
.bg-ab16ef {
  background-color: #ab16ef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ab16ef {
  border: 2px solid #ab16ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ab16ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 22 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 87% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ab16ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ab16ef, #ef16c6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ab16ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 22 239 / 0.35);
}

#9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 2.96 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.89 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.92 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.21 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.26 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.26 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 9.48 #54e910 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Vivid Violet
#ab16ef  rgb(171, 22, 239)  hsl(281, 87%, 51%)  Vivid Violet
#5aef16  rgb(90, 239, 22)  hsl(101, 87%, 51%)  Harlequin
#efab16  rgb(239, 171, 22)  hsl(41, 87%, 51%)  Marigold
#16efab  rgb(22, 239, 171)  hsl(161, 87%, 51%)  Medium Spring Green