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#AB1BD2

#ab1bd2 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ab1bd2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 10.59% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.57% cyan, 87.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 287.21°, with 77.22% saturation and 46.47% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.02.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1409

Complementary

  1. #ab1bd2
  2. #42d21b

Split complementary

  1. #ab1bd2
  2. #9ed21b
  3. #1bd24f

Analogous

  1. #4f1bd2
  2. #ab1bd2
  3. #d21b9e

Triadic

  1. #ab1bd2
  2. #d2ab1b
  3. #1bd2ab

Tetradic

  1. #ab1bd2
  2. #d21b42
  3. #42d21b
  4. #1bd2ab

Square

  1. #ab1bd2
  2. #d24f1b
  3. #42d21b
  4. #1b9ed2

Monochromatic

  1. #3d0a4a
  2. #74128e
  3. #ab1bd2
  4. #c851e9
  5. #de95f1

Shades

#ab1bd2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ab1bd2
  2. #9a18bd
  3. #8916a8
  4. #781393
  5. #67107e
  6. #560e69
  7. #440b54
  8. #33083f
  9. #22052a
  10. #110315
  11. #000000

Tints

#ab1bd2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ab1bd2
  2. #b332d7
  3. #bc49db
  4. #c45fe0
  5. #cd76e4
  6. #d58de9
  7. #dda4ed
  8. #e6bbf2
  9. #eed1f6
  10. #f7e8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ab1bd2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ab1bd2
  2. #a725ca
  3. #a22fc2
  4. #9e39b9
  5. #9a43b1
  6. #964ea9
  7. #9158a1
  8. #8d6299
  9. #896c90
  10. #847688
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #88549e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061d6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1d6dce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a94d7d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #644ed5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7357d0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aa3ea6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ab1bd2 {
  color: #ab1bd2;
}
Background
.bg-ab1bd2 {
  background-color: #ab1bd2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ab1bd2 {
  border: 2px solid #ab1bd2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ab1bd2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 27 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 77% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ab1bd2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ab1bd2, #d21b9e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ab1bd2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 27 210 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.02 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.12 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.15 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.19 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.63 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.58 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.37 #54e42d Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ab1bd2  rgb(171, 27, 210)  hsl(287, 77%, 46%)  Dark Orchid
#42d21b  rgb(66, 210, 27)  hsl(107, 77%, 46%)  Lime Green
#d2ab1b  rgb(210, 171, 27)  hsl(47, 77%, 46%)  Metallic Gold
#1bd2ab  rgb(27, 210, 171)  hsl(167, 77%, 46%)  Caribbean Green