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#AB18EA

#ab18ea ≈ Vivid Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#ab18ea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 9.41% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.92% cyan, 89.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 282°, with 83.33% saturation and 50.59% 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 5.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Vivid Violet (#9f00ff), ΔE 3.4.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.1525

Complementary

  1. #ab18ea
  2. #57ea18

Split complementary

  1. #ab18ea
  2. #c0ea18
  3. #18ea42

Analogous

  1. #4218ea
  2. #ab18ea
  3. #ea18c0

Triadic

  1. #ab18ea
  2. #eaab18
  3. #18eaab

Tetradic

  1. #ab18ea
  2. #ea1857
  3. #57ea18
  4. #18eaab

Square

  1. #ab18ea
  2. #ea4218
  3. #57ea18
  4. #18c0ea

Monochromatic

  1. #460960
  2. #790fa6
  3. #ab18ea
  4. #c55ef0
  5. #dea4f7

Shades

#ab18ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ab18ea
  2. #9a16d3
  3. #8913bb
  4. #7811a4
  5. #670e8c
  6. #560c75
  7. #440a5e
  8. #330746
  9. #22052f
  10. #110217
  11. #000000

Tints

#ab18ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ab18ea
  2. #b32fec
  3. #bc46ee
  4. #c45df0
  5. #cd74f2
  6. #d58cf5
  7. #dda3f7
  8. #e6baf9
  9. #eed1fb
  10. #f7e8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ab18ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ab18ea
  2. #a722df
  3. #a22dd5
  4. #9e37ca
  5. #9a42c0
  6. #964cb5
  7. #9156aa
  8. #8d61a0
  9. #896b95
  10. #84768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a57ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006fe6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a2588b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5b52ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a59e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a647b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ab18ea {
  color: #ab18ea;
}
Background
.bg-ab18ea {
  background-color: #ab18ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ab18ea {
  border: 2px solid #ab18ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ab18ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 24 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 83% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ab18ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ab18ea, #ea18c0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ab18ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 24 234 / 0.35);
}

#9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 3.40 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.21 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.42 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.21 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.48 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.93 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 9.65 #54e715 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Vivid Violet
#ab18ea  rgb(171, 24, 234)  hsl(282, 83%, 51%)  Vivid Violet
#57ea18  rgb(87, 234, 24)  hsl(102, 83%, 51%)  Harlequin
#eaab18  rgb(234, 171, 24)  hsl(42, 83%, 51%)  Goldenrod
#18eaab  rgb(24, 234, 171)  hsl(162, 83%, 51%)  Medium Spring Green