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#AB2BDB

#ab2bdb ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#ab2bdb 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 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.92% cyan, 80.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 283.64°, with 70.97% saturation and 51.37% 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 5.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.43.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.155

Complementary

  1. #ab2bdb
  2. #5bdb2b

Split complementary

  1. #ab2bdb
  2. #b3db2b
  3. #2bdb53

Analogous

  1. #532bdb
  2. #ab2bdb
  3. #db2bb3

Triadic

  1. #ab2bdb
  2. #dbab2b
  3. #2bdbab

Tetradic

  1. #ab2bdb
  2. #db2b5b
  3. #5bdb2b
  4. #2bdbab

Square

  1. #ab2bdb
  2. #db532b
  3. #5bdb2b
  4. #2bb3db

Monochromatic

  1. #48105d
  2. #7b1b9f
  3. #ab2bdb
  4. #c56ce6
  5. #dfaef1

Shades

#ab2bdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ab2bdb
  2. #9a27c5
  3. #8922af
  4. #781e99
  5. #671a83
  6. #56166e
  7. #441158
  8. #330d42
  9. #22092c
  10. #110416
  11. #000000

Tints

#ab2bdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ab2bdb
  2. #b340df
  3. #bc55e2
  4. #c46be6
  5. #cd80e9
  6. #d595ed
  7. #ddaaf1
  8. #e6bff4
  9. #eed5f8
  10. #f7eafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ab2bdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ab2bdb
  2. #a734d2
  3. #a23cc9
  4. #9e45c0
  5. #9a4db7
  6. #9656ae
  7. #915ea4
  8. #8d679b
  9. #896f92
  10. #847889
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a5aa5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1871d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a65785 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6455de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #725cd9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a849ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ab2bdb {
  color: #ab2bdb;
}
Background
.bg-ab2bdb {
  background-color: #ab2bdb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ab2bdb {
  border: 2px solid #ab2bdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ab2bdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 43 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 71% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ab2bdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ab2bdb, #db2bb3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ab2bdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 43 219 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.43 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.07 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.48 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.04 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.42 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.31 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.25 #54d424 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ab2bdb  rgb(171, 43, 219)  hsl(284, 71%, 51%)  Dark Orchid
#5bdb2b  rgb(91, 219, 43)  hsl(104, 71%, 51%)  Lime Green
#dbab2b  rgb(219, 171, 43)  hsl(44, 71%, 51%)  Goldenrod
#2bdbab  rgb(43, 219, 171)  hsl(164, 71%, 51%)  Caribbean Green