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#AB33DB

#ab33db ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#ab33db is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 20% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.92% cyan, 76.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 282.86°, with 70% saturation and 52.94% 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 4.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.88.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1614

Complementary

  1. #ab33db
  2. #63db33

Split complementary

  1. #ab33db
  2. #b7db33
  3. #33db57

Analogous

  1. #5733db
  2. #ab33db
  3. #db33b7

Triadic

  1. #ab33db
  2. #dbab33
  3. #33dbab

Tetradic

  1. #ab33db
  2. #db3363
  3. #63db33
  4. #33dbab

Square

  1. #ab33db
  2. #db5733
  3. #63db33
  4. #33b7db

Monochromatic

  1. #4c1263
  2. #7e1da4
  3. #ab33db
  4. #c674e6
  5. #e1b5f2

Shades

#ab33db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ab33db
  2. #9a2ec5
  3. #8929af
  4. #782499
  5. #671f83
  6. #561a6e
  7. #441458
  8. #330f42
  9. #220a2c
  10. #110516
  11. #000000

Tints

#ab33db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ab33db
  2. #b347df
  3. #bc5ce2
  4. #c470e6
  5. #cd85e9
  6. #d599ed
  7. #ddadf1
  8. #e6c2f4
  9. #eed6f8
  10. #f7ebfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ab33db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ab33db
  2. #a73bd2
  3. #a242c9
  4. #9e4ac0
  5. #9a52b7
  6. #965aae
  7. #9161a4
  8. #8d699b
  9. #897192
  10. #847889
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b5da6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ae0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2373d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a65b86 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6659de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #735fd9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a84eaf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ab33db {
  color: #ab33db;
}
Background
.bg-ab33db {
  background-color: #ab33db;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ab33db {
  border: 2px solid #ab33db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ab33db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 51 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 70% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ab33db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ab33db, #db33b7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ab33db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 51 219 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.88 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.95 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.96 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.53 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.28 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.78 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.86 #54cc24 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ab33db  rgb(171, 51, 219)  hsl(283, 70%, 53%)  Dark Orchid
#63db33  rgb(99, 219, 51)  hsl(103, 70%, 53%)  Lime Green
#dbab33  rgb(219, 171, 51)  hsl(43, 70%, 53%)  Goldenrod
#33dbab  rgb(51, 219, 171)  hsl(163, 70%, 53%)  Caribbean Green