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#AB1DCA

#ab1dca ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ab1dca is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 11.37% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.35% cyan, 85.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 289.25°, with 74.89% saturation and 45.29% 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 5.58:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.28.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.138

Complementary

  1. #ab1dca
  2. #3cca1d

Split complementary

  1. #ab1dca
  2. #92ca1d
  3. #1dca54

Analogous

  1. #541dca
  2. #ab1dca
  3. #ca1d92

Triadic

  1. #ab1dca
  2. #caab1d
  3. #1dcaab

Tetradic

  1. #ab1dca
  2. #ca1d3c
  3. #3cca1d
  4. #1dcaab

Square

  1. #ab1dca
  2. #ca541d
  3. #3cca1d
  4. #1d92ca

Monochromatic

  1. #3a0a44
  2. #721387
  3. #ab1dca
  4. #ca4ee6
  5. #de91ef

Shades

#ab1dca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ab1dca
  2. #9a1ab6
  3. #8917a2
  4. #78148d
  5. #671179
  6. #560f65
  7. #440c51
  8. #33093d
  9. #220628
  10. #110314
  11. #000000

Tints

#ab1dca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ab1dca
  2. #b334cf
  3. #bc4ad5
  4. #c461da
  5. #cd77df
  6. #d58ee5
  7. #dda5ea
  8. #e6bbef
  9. #eed2f4
  10. #f7e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ab1dca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ab1dca
  2. #a727c3
  3. #a231bb
  4. #9e3bb4
  5. #9a45ac
  6. #964fa5
  7. #91589e
  8. #8d6296
  9. #896c8f
  10. #847687
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #885499 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005fce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2c6cc7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ab4979 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #674dcd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7557c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ab3ca0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ab1dca {
  color: #ab1dca;
}
Background
.bg-ab1dca {
  background-color: #ab1dca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ab1dca {
  border: 2px solid #ab1dca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ab1dca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 29 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 75% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ab1dca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ab1dca, #ca1d92);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ab1dca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 29 202 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.28 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.45 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.89 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.30 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.57 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.78 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.55 #54e235 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ab1dca  rgb(171, 29, 202)  hsl(289, 75%, 45%)  Dark Orchid
#3cca1d  rgb(60, 202, 29)  hsl(109, 75%, 45%)  Lime Green
#caab1d  rgb(202, 171, 29)  hsl(49, 75%, 45%)  Metallic Gold
#1dcaab  rgb(29, 202, 171)  hsl(169, 75%, 45%)  Medium Aquamarine