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#AB3CD5

#ab3cd5 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#ab3cd5 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 23.53% green and 83.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.72% cyan, 71.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 283.53°, with 64.56% saturation and 53.53% 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 4.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.46.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1669

Complementary

  1. #ab3cd5
  2. #66d53c

Split complementary

  1. #ab3cd5
  2. #b3d53c
  3. #3cd55f

Analogous

  1. #5f3cd5
  2. #ab3cd5
  3. #d53cb3

Triadic

  1. #ab3cd5
  2. #d5ab3c
  3. #3cd5ab

Tetradic

  1. #ab3cd5
  2. #d53c66
  3. #66d53c
  4. #3cd5ab

Square

  1. #ab3cd5
  2. #d55f3c
  3. #66d53c
  4. #3cb3d5

Monochromatic

  1. #4d1563
  2. #7f23a2
  3. #ab3cd5
  4. #c67be3
  5. #e1baf0

Shades

#ab3cd5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ab3cd5
  2. #9a36c0
  3. #8930aa
  4. #782a95
  5. #672480
  6. #561e6b
  7. #441855
  8. #331240
  9. #220c2b
  10. #110615
  11. #000000

Tints

#ab3cd5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ab3cd5
  2. #b350d9
  3. #bc63dd
  4. #c477e2
  5. #cd8ae6
  6. #d59eea
  7. #ddb1ee
  8. #e6c5f2
  9. #eed8f7
  10. #f7ecfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ab3cd5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ab3cd5
  2. #a743cd
  3. #a24ac4
  4. #9e50bc
  5. #9a57b3
  6. #965eab
  7. #9165a2
  8. #8d6c9a
  9. #897291
  10. #847989
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c60a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bd9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3674d2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a75d85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b5cd8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7763d3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a951ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ab3cd5 {
  color: #ab3cd5;
}
Background
.bg-ab3cd5 {
  background-color: #ab3cd5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ab3cd5 {
  border: 2px solid #ab3cd5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ab3cd5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 60 213;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 65% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ab3cd5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ab3cd5, #d53cb3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ab3cd5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 60 213 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.46 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.75 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.53 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.77 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.31 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.55 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.35 #54c32a Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ab3cd5  rgb(171, 60, 213)  hsl(284, 65%, 54%)  Dark Orchid
#66d53c  rgb(102, 213, 60)  hsl(104, 65%, 54%)  Lime Green
#d5ab3c  rgb(213, 171, 60)  hsl(44, 65%, 54%)  Metallic Gold
#3cd5ab  rgb(60, 213, 171)  hsl(164, 65%, 54%)  Caribbean Green