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#AB2BDD

#ab2bdd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#ab2bdd 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 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.62% cyan, 80.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 283.15°, with 72.36% saturation and 51.76% 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 5.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.56.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1561

Complementary

  1. #ab2bdd
  2. #5ddd2b

Split complementary

  1. #ab2bdd
  2. #b6dd2b
  3. #2bdd52

Analogous

  1. #522bdd
  2. #ab2bdd
  3. #dd2bb6

Triadic

  1. #ab2bdd
  2. #ddab2b
  3. #2bddab

Tetradic

  1. #ab2bdd
  2. #dd2b5d
  3. #5ddd2b
  4. #2bddab

Square

  1. #ab2bdd
  2. #dd522b
  3. #5ddd2b
  4. #2bb6dd

Monochromatic

  1. #490f60
  2. #7b1aa2
  3. #ab2bdd
  4. #c56de8
  5. #dfaff2

Shades

#ab2bdd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ab2bdd
  2. #9a27c7
  3. #8922b1
  4. #781e9b
  5. #671a85
  6. #56166f
  7. #441158
  8. #330d42
  9. #22092c
  10. #110416
  11. #000000

Tints

#ab2bdd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ab2bdd
  2. #b340e0
  3. #bc55e4
  4. #c46be7
  5. #cd80eb
  6. #d595ee
  7. #ddaaf1
  8. #e6bff5
  9. #eed5f8
  10. #f7eafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ab2bdd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ab2bdd
  2. #a734d4
  3. #a23cca
  4. #9e45c1
  5. #9a4db8
  6. #9656af
  7. #915ea5
  8. #8d679c
  9. #896f93
  10. #847889
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b5aa6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1171d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a65886 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6456e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #715ddb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a84ab0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ab2bdd {
  color: #ab2bdd;
}
Background
.bg-ab2bdd {
  background-color: #ab2bdd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ab2bdd {
  border: 2px solid #ab2bdd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ab2bdd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 43 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 72% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ab2bdd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ab2bdd, #dd2bb6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ab2bdd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 43 221 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.56 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.85 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.28 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.97 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.49 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.15 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.44 #54d422 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ab2bdd  rgb(171, 43, 221)  hsl(283, 72%, 52%)  Dark Orchid
#5ddd2b  rgb(93, 221, 43)  hsl(103, 72%, 52%)  Lime Green
#ddab2b  rgb(221, 171, 43)  hsl(43, 72%, 52%)  Goldenrod
#2bddab  rgb(43, 221, 171)  hsl(163, 72%, 52%)  Caribbean Green