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#AB2CDE

#ab2cde ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#ab2cde is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 17.25% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.97% cyan, 80.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 282.81°, with 72.95% saturation and 52.16% 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 5.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.68.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1573

Complementary

  1. #ab2cde
  2. #5fde2c

Split complementary

  1. #ab2cde
  2. #b8de2c
  3. #2cde52

Analogous

  1. #522cde
  2. #ab2cde
  3. #de2cb8

Triadic

  1. #ab2cde
  2. #deab2c
  3. #2cdeab

Tetradic

  1. #ab2cde
  2. #de2c5f
  3. #5fde2c
  4. #2cdeab

Square

  1. #ab2cde
  2. #de522c
  3. #5fde2c
  4. #2cb8de

Monochromatic

  1. #4a0f62
  2. #7c1aa4
  3. #ab2cde
  4. #c56ee8
  5. #e0b0f3

Shades

#ab2cde mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ab2cde
  2. #9a28c8
  3. #8923b2
  4. #781f9b
  5. #671a85
  6. #56166f
  7. #441259
  8. #330d43
  9. #22092c
  10. #110416
  11. #000000

Tints

#ab2cde mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ab2cde
  2. #b341e1
  3. #bc56e5
  4. #c46be8
  5. #cd80eb
  6. #d596ef
  7. #ddabf2
  8. #e6c0f5
  9. #eed5f8
  10. #f7eafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ab2cde mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ab2cde
  2. #a734d5
  3. #a23dcb
  4. #9e45c2
  5. #9a4eb8
  6. #9656af
  7. #915ea6
  8. #8d679c
  9. #896f93
  10. #847889
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b5ba7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068e3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0f71da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a55987 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6456e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #715ddc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a84bb1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ab2cde {
  color: #ab2cde;
}
Background
.bg-ab2cde {
  background-color: #ab2cde;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ab2cde {
  border: 2px solid #ab2cde;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ab2cde;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 44 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 73% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ab2cde {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ab2cde, #de2cb8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ab2cde {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 44 222 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.68 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.72 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.23 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.99 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.63 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.14 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.49 #54d321 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ab2cde  rgb(171, 44, 222)  hsl(283, 73%, 52%)  Dark Orchid
#5fde2c  rgb(95, 222, 44)  hsl(103, 73%, 52%)  Lime Green
#deab2c  rgb(222, 171, 44)  hsl(43, 73%, 52%)  Goldenrod
#2cdeab  rgb(44, 222, 171)  hsl(163, 73%, 52%)  Caribbean Green