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#AB30DB

#ab30db ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#ab30db is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 18.82% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.92% cyan, 78.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 283.16°, with 70.37% saturation and 52.35% 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 5.03:1 (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 luminance0.1589

Complementary

  1. #ab30db
  2. #60db30

Split complementary

  1. #ab30db
  2. #b5db30
  3. #30db55

Analogous

  1. #5530db
  2. #ab30db
  3. #db30b5

Triadic

  1. #ab30db
  2. #dbab30
  3. #30dbab

Tetradic

  1. #ab30db
  2. #db3060
  3. #60db30
  4. #30dbab

Square

  1. #ab30db
  2. #db5530
  3. #60db30
  4. #30b5db

Monochromatic

  1. #4b1161
  2. #7d1ca2
  3. #ab30db
  4. #c571e6
  5. #e0b2f2

Shades

#ab30db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ab30db
  2. #9a2bc5
  3. #8926af
  4. #782299
  5. #671d83
  6. #56186e
  7. #441358
  8. #330e42
  9. #220a2c
  10. #110516
  11. #000000

Tints

#ab30db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ab30db
  2. #b345df
  3. #bc59e2
  4. #c46ee6
  5. #cd83e9
  6. #d598ed
  7. #ddacf1
  8. #e6c1f4
  9. #eed6f8
  10. #f7eafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ab30db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ab30db
  2. #a738d2
  3. #a240c9
  4. #9e48c0
  5. #9a50b7
  6. #9658ae
  7. #9160a4
  8. #8d689b
  9. #897092
  10. #847889
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b5ca5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1f72d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a65986 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6657de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #735ed9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a84cae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ab30db {
  color: #ab30db;
}
Background
.bg-ab30db {
  background-color: #ab30db;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ab30db {
  border: 2px solid #ab30db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ab30db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 48 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 70% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ab30db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ab30db, #db30b5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ab30db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 48 219 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.68 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.97 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.76 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.32 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.94 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.63 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.00 #54cf24 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ab30db  rgb(171, 48, 219)  hsl(283, 70%, 52%)  Dark Orchid
#60db30  rgb(96, 219, 48)  hsl(103, 70%, 52%)  Lime Green
#dbab30  rgb(219, 171, 48)  hsl(43, 70%, 52%)  Goldenrod
#30dbab  rgb(48, 219, 171)  hsl(163, 70%, 52%)  Caribbean Green