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#AB2BDA

#ab2bda ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#ab2bda is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 16.86% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.56% cyan, 80.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 283.89°, with 70.28% saturation and 51.18% 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 5.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.36.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1545

Complementary

  1. #ab2bda
  2. #5ada2b

Split complementary

  1. #ab2bda
  2. #b1da2b
  3. #2bda54

Analogous

  1. #542bda
  2. #ab2bda
  3. #da2bb1

Triadic

  1. #ab2bda
  2. #daab2b
  3. #2bdaab

Tetradic

  1. #ab2bda
  2. #da2b5a
  3. #5ada2b
  4. #2bdaab

Square

  1. #ab2bda
  2. #da542b
  3. #5ada2b
  4. #2bb1da

Monochromatic

  1. #48105c
  2. #7a1b9d
  3. #ab2bda
  4. #c56ce5
  5. #dfadf1

Shades

#ab2bda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ab2bda
  2. #9a27c4
  3. #8922ae
  4. #781e99
  5. #671a83
  6. #56166d
  7. #441157
  8. #330d41
  9. #22092c
  10. #110416
  11. #000000

Tints

#ab2bda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ab2bda
  2. #b340de
  3. #bc55e1
  4. #c46be5
  5. #cd80e9
  6. #d595ed
  7. #ddaaf0
  8. #e6bff4
  9. #eed5f8
  10. #f7eafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ab2bda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ab2bda
  2. #a734d1
  3. #a23cc8
  4. #9e45bf
  5. #9a4db6
  6. #9656ad
  7. #915ea4
  8. #8d679b
  9. #896f92
  10. #847889
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a5aa4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1a70d6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a75684 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6555dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #725cd8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a849ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ab2bda {
  color: #ab2bda;
}
Background
.bg-ab2bda {
  background-color: #ab2bda;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ab2bda {
  border: 2px solid #ab2bda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ab2bda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 43 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 70% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ab2bda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ab2bda, #da2bb1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ab2bda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 43 218 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.36 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.18 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.59 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.08 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.39 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.39 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.15 #54d425 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ab2bda  rgb(171, 43, 218)  hsl(284, 70%, 51%)  Dark Orchid
#5ada2b  rgb(90, 218, 43)  hsl(104, 70%, 51%)  Lime Green
#daab2b  rgb(218, 171, 43)  hsl(44, 70%, 51%)  Goldenrod
#2bdaab  rgb(43, 218, 171)  hsl(164, 70%, 51%)  Caribbean Green