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#AB2DAE

#ab2dae ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ab2dae is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 17.65% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.72% cyan, 74.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 298.6°, with 58.9% saturation and 42.94% 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 5.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 5.83.

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Web safe#993399
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Relative luminance0.1359

Complementary

  1. #ab2dae
  2. #30ae2d

Split complementary

  1. #ab2dae
  2. #71ae2d
  3. #2dae6a

Analogous

  1. #6a2dae
  2. #ab2dae
  3. #ae2d71

Triadic

  1. #ab2dae
  2. #aeab2d
  3. #2daeab

Tetradic

  1. #ab2dae
  2. #ae2d30
  3. #30ae2d
  4. #2daeab

Square

  1. #ab2dae
  2. #ae6a2d
  3. #30ae2d
  4. #2d71ae

Monochromatic

  1. #340e34
  2. #6f1d71
  3. #ab2dae
  4. #d055d3
  5. #e191e3

Shades

#ab2dae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ab2dae
  2. #9a299d
  3. #89248b
  4. #78207a
  5. #671b68
  6. #561757
  7. #441246
  8. #330e34
  9. #220923
  10. #110511
  11. #000000

Tints

#ab2dae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ab2dae
  2. #b342b6
  3. #bc57be
  4. #c46cc6
  5. #cd81ce
  6. #d596d7
  7. #ddabdf
  8. #e6c0e7
  9. #eed5ef
  10. #f7eaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ab2dae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ab2dae
  2. #a735a9
  3. #a23ea5
  4. #9e46a0
  5. #9a4e9c
  6. #965797
  7. #915f92
  8. #8d678e
  9. #896f89
  10. #847885
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #885689 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0a5db2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4e6dab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b0426c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #714eb0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e5aac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ae3b8b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ab2dae {
  color: #ab2dae;
}
Background
.bg-ab2dae {
  background-color: #ab2dae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ab2dae {
  border: 2px solid #ab2dae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ab2dae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 45 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 299 59% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ab2dae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ab2dae, #ae2d71);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ab2dae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 45 174 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.83 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.60 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.99 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.03 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 9.52 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 10.37 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.51 #54d251 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#ab2dae  rgb(171, 45, 174)  hsl(299, 59%, 43%)  Purpureus
#30ae2d  rgb(48, 174, 45)  hsl(119, 59%, 43%)  Kelly Green
#aeab2d  rgb(174, 171, 45)  hsl(59, 59%, 43%)  Brass
#2daeab  rgb(45, 174, 171)  hsl(179, 59%, 43%)  Verdigris