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#AB1DCD

#ab1dcd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ab1dcd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.59% cyan, 85.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 288.41°, with 75.21% saturation and 45.88% 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 5.54:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.12.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1394

Complementary

  1. #ab1dcd
  2. #3fcd1d

Split complementary

  1. #ab1dcd
  2. #97cd1d
  3. #1dcd53

Analogous

  1. #531dcd
  2. #ab1dcd
  3. #cd1d97

Triadic

  1. #ab1dcd
  2. #cdab1d
  3. #1dcdab

Tetradic

  1. #ab1dcd
  2. #cd1d3f
  3. #3fcd1d
  4. #1dcdab

Square

  1. #ab1dcd
  2. #cd531d
  3. #3fcd1d
  4. #1d97cd

Monochromatic

  1. #3b0a47
  2. #73148a
  3. #ab1dcd
  4. #c950e6
  5. #de93f0

Shades

#ab1dcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ab1dcd
  2. #9a1ab9
  3. #8917a4
  4. #781490
  5. #67117b
  6. #560f67
  7. #440c52
  8. #33093e
  9. #220629
  10. #110315
  11. #000000

Tints

#ab1dcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ab1dcd
  2. #b334d2
  3. #bc4ad7
  4. #c461dc
  5. #cd77e1
  6. #d58ee6
  7. #dda5eb
  8. #e6bbf0
  9. #eed2f5
  10. #f7e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ab1dcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ab1dcd
  2. #a727c5
  3. #a231be
  4. #9e3bb6
  5. #9a45ae
  6. #964fa7
  7. #91589f
  8. #8d6297
  9. #896c8f
  10. #847688
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #88549b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #286cc9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aa4b7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #664dd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7457cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aa3da2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ab1dcd {
  color: #ab1dcd;
}
Background
.bg-ab1dcd {
  background-color: #ab1dcd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ab1dcd {
  border: 2px solid #ab1dcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ab1dcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 29 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 75% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ab1dcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ab1dcd, #cd1d97);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ab1dcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 29 205 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.12 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.33 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.60 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.88 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.19 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.95 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.19 #54e232 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ab1dcd  rgb(171, 29, 205)  hsl(288, 75%, 46%)  Dark Orchid
#3fcd1d  rgb(63, 205, 29)  hsl(108, 75%, 46%)  Lime Green
#cdab1d  rgb(205, 171, 29)  hsl(48, 75%, 46%)  Metallic Gold
#1dcdab  rgb(29, 205, 171)  hsl(168, 75%, 46%)  Caribbean Green