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#AB2DDD

#ab2ddd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#ab2ddd 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 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.62% cyan, 79.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 282.95°, with 72.13% 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 3.65.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1576

Complementary

  1. #ab2ddd
  2. #5fdd2d

Split complementary

  1. #ab2ddd
  2. #b7dd2d
  3. #2ddd53

Analogous

  1. #532ddd
  2. #ab2ddd
  3. #dd2db7

Triadic

  1. #ab2ddd
  2. #ddab2d
  3. #2dddab

Tetradic

  1. #ab2ddd
  2. #dd2d5f
  3. #5fdd2d
  4. #2dddab

Square

  1. #ab2ddd
  2. #dd532d
  3. #5fdd2d
  4. #2db7dd

Monochromatic

  1. #4a1061
  2. #7c1aa3
  3. #ab2ddd
  4. #c56fe8
  5. #e0b1f2

Shades

#ab2ddd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ab2ddd
  2. #9a29c7
  3. #8924b1
  4. #78209b
  5. #671b85
  6. #56176f
  7. #441258
  8. #330e42
  9. #22092c
  10. #110516
  11. #000000

Tints

#ab2ddd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ab2ddd
  2. #b342e0
  3. #bc57e4
  4. #c46ce7
  5. #cd81eb
  6. #d596ee
  7. #ddabf1
  8. #e6c0f5
  9. #eed5f8
  10. #f7eafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ab2ddd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ab2ddd
  2. #a735d4
  3. #a23eca
  4. #9e46c1
  5. #9a4eb8
  6. #9657af
  7. #915fa5
  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 #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b5ba6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1571d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a65986 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6456e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #725ddb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a84bb0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ab2ddd {
  color: #ab2ddd;
}
Background
.bg-ab2ddd {
  background-color: #ab2ddd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ab2ddd {
  border: 2px solid #ab2ddd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ab2ddd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 45 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 72% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ab2ddd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ab2ddd, #dd2db7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ab2ddd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 45 221 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.65 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.80 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.38 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.08 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.69 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.28 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.34 #54d222 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ab2ddd  rgb(171, 45, 221)  hsl(283, 72%, 52%)  Dark Orchid
#5fdd2d  rgb(95, 221, 45)  hsl(103, 72%, 52%)  Lime Green
#ddab2d  rgb(221, 171, 45)  hsl(43, 72%, 52%)  Goldenrod
#2dddab  rgb(45, 221, 171)  hsl(163, 72%, 52%)  Caribbean Green