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#AB40BF

#ab40bf ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#ab40bf is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 25.1% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.47% cyan, 66.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 290.55°, with 49.8% saturation and 50% 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 4.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 4.17.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1609

Complementary

  1. #ab40bf
  2. #54bf40

Split complementary

  1. #ab40bf
  2. #94bf40
  3. #40bf6b

Analogous

  1. #6b40bf
  2. #ab40bf
  3. #bf4094

Triadic

  1. #ab40bf
  2. #bfab40
  3. #40bfab

Tetradic

  1. #ab40bf
  2. #bf4054
  3. #54bf40
  4. #40bfab

Square

  1. #ab40bf
  2. #bf6b40
  3. #54bf40
  4. #4094bf

Monochromatic

  1. #441a4c
  2. #782d86
  3. #ab40bf
  4. #c479d2
  5. #ddb3e5

Shades

#ab40bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ab40bf
  2. #9a3aac
  3. #893399
  4. #782d86
  5. #672673
  6. #562060
  7. #441a4c
  8. #331339
  9. #220d26
  10. #110613
  11. #000000

Tints

#ab40bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ab40bf
  2. #b353c5
  3. #bc66cc
  4. #c479d2
  5. #cd8cd9
  6. #d5a0df
  7. #ddb3e5
  8. #e6c6ec
  9. #eed9f2
  10. #f7ecf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ab40bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ab40bf
  2. #a746b9
  3. #a24db2
  4. #9e53ac
  5. #9a5aa6
  6. #9660a0
  7. #916699
  8. #8d6d93
  9. #89738d
  10. #847a86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b6096 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1868c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4d74bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ac567a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #725bc1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e63bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ac4e9b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ab40bf {
  color: #ab40bf;
}
Background
.bg-ab40bf {
  background-color: #ab40bf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ab40bf {
  border: 2px solid #ab40bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ab40bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 64 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 50% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ab40bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ab40bf, #bf4094);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ab40bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 64 191 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 4.17 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.61 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.61 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.77 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.36 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.54 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.72 #54bf40 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#ab40bf  rgb(171, 64, 191)  hsl(291, 50%, 50%)  Purpureus
#54bf40  rgb(84, 191, 64)  hsl(111, 50%, 50%)  Kelly Green
#bfab40  rgb(191, 171, 64)  hsl(51, 50%, 50%)  Brass
#40bfab  rgb(64, 191, 171)  hsl(171, 50%, 50%)  Light Sea Green