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#AB29CF

#ab29cf ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ab29cf is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 16.08% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.39% cyan, 80.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 286.99°, with 66.94% saturation and 48.63% 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 5.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.05.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1475

Complementary

  1. #ab29cf
  2. #4dcf29

Split complementary

  1. #ab29cf
  2. #a0cf29
  3. #29cf58

Analogous

  1. #5829cf
  2. #ab29cf
  3. #cf29a0

Triadic

  1. #ab29cf
  2. #cfab29
  3. #29cfab

Tetradic

  1. #ab29cf
  2. #cf294d
  3. #4dcf29
  4. #29cfab

Square

  1. #ab29cf
  2. #cf5829
  3. #4dcf29
  4. #29a0cf

Monochromatic

  1. #42104f
  2. #761c8f
  3. #ab29cf
  4. #c564e0
  5. #dda4ed

Shades

#ab29cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ab29cf
  2. #9a25ba
  3. #8921a6
  4. #781d91
  5. #67197c
  6. #561568
  7. #441053
  8. #330c3e
  9. #220829
  10. #110415
  11. #000000

Tints

#ab29cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ab29cf
  2. #b33ed4
  3. #bc54d9
  4. #c469dd
  5. #cd7fe2
  6. #d594e7
  7. #dda9ec
  8. #e6bff1
  9. #eed4f5
  10. #f7eafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ab29cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ab29cf
  2. #a732c7
  3. #a23abf
  4. #9e43b7
  5. #9a4caf
  6. #9655a8
  7. #915da0
  8. #8d6698
  9. #896f90
  10. #847788
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #89589d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063d3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2d6fcc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a9507e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6852d2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #755bcd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aa44a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ab29cf {
  color: #ab29cf;
}
Background
.bg-ab29cf {
  background-color: #ab29cf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ab29cf {
  border: 2px solid #ab29cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ab29cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 41 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 67% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ab29cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ab29cf, #cf29a0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ab29cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 41 207 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.05 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.14 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.57 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.69 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.83 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.32 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.35 #54d630 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ab29cf  rgb(171, 41, 207)  hsl(287, 67%, 49%)  Dark Orchid
#4dcf29  rgb(77, 207, 41)  hsl(107, 67%, 49%)  Lime Green
#cfab29  rgb(207, 171, 41)  hsl(47, 67%, 49%)  Metallic Gold
#29cfab  rgb(41, 207, 171)  hsl(167, 67%, 49%)  Caribbean Green