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#AB22E2

#ab22e2 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#ab22e2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 13.33% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.34% cyan, 84.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 282.81°, with 76.8% saturation and 50.98% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.74.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1529

Complementary

  1. #ab22e2
  2. #59e222

Split complementary

  1. #ab22e2
  2. #b9e222
  3. #22e24b

Analogous

  1. #4b22e2
  2. #ab22e2
  3. #e222b9

Triadic

  1. #ab22e2
  2. #e2ab22
  3. #22e2ab

Tetradic

  1. #ab22e2
  2. #e22259
  3. #59e222
  4. #22e2ab

Square

  1. #ab22e2
  2. #e24b22
  3. #59e222
  4. #22b9e2

Monochromatic

  1. #470c5f
  2. #7a15a2
  3. #ab22e2
  4. #c566eb
  5. #dea9f4

Shades

#ab22e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ab22e2
  2. #9a1fcb
  3. #891bb5
  4. #78189e
  5. #671488
  6. #561171
  7. #440e5a
  8. #330a44
  9. #22072d
  10. #110317
  11. #000000

Tints

#ab22e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ab22e2
  2. #b338e5
  3. #bc4ee8
  4. #c464eb
  5. #cd7aee
  6. #d591f1
  7. #dda7f3
  8. #e6bdf6
  9. #eed3f9
  10. #f7e9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ab22e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ab22e2
  2. #a72bd8
  3. #a235ce
  4. #9e3ec5
  5. #9a48bb
  6. #9651b1
  7. #915aa7
  8. #8d649d
  9. #896d94
  10. #84778a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a58a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067e7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0070de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a55787 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6053e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e5ae0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a747b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ab22e2 {
  color: #ab22e2;
}
Background
.bg-ab22e2 {
  background-color: #ab22e2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ab22e2 {
  border: 2px solid #ab22e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ab22e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 34 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 77% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ab22e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ab22e2, #e222b9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ab22e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 34 226 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.74 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.41 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.60 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.49 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.98 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.33 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.29 #54dd1d Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ab22e2  rgb(171, 34, 226)  hsl(283, 77%, 51%)  Dark Orchid
#59e222  rgb(89, 226, 34)  hsl(103, 77%, 51%)  Lime Green
#e2ab22  rgb(226, 171, 34)  hsl(43, 77%, 51%)  Goldenrod
#22e2ab  rgb(34, 226, 171)  hsl(163, 77%, 51%)  Caribbean Green