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#AB40CC

#ab40cc ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ab40cc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 25.1% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.18% cyan, 68.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 285.86°, with 57.85% saturation and 52.55% 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 4.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.9.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1668

Complementary

  1. #ab40cc
  2. #61cc40

Split complementary

  1. #ab40cc
  2. #a7cc40
  3. #40cc65

Analogous

  1. #6540cc
  2. #ab40cc
  3. #cc40a7

Triadic

  1. #ab40cc
  2. #ccab40
  3. #40ccab

Tetradic

  1. #ab40cc
  2. #cc4061
  3. #61cc40
  4. #40ccab

Square

  1. #ab40cc
  2. #cc6540
  3. #61cc40
  4. #40a7cc

Monochromatic

  1. #4b185b
  2. #7d2897
  3. #ab40cc
  4. #c67cdc
  5. #e0b9ec

Shades

#ab40cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ab40cc
  2. #9a3ab8
  3. #8933a3
  4. #782d8f
  5. #67267a
  6. #562066
  7. #441a52
  8. #33133d
  9. #220d29
  10. #110614
  11. #000000

Tints

#ab40cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ab40cc
  2. #b353d1
  3. #bc66d6
  4. #c479db
  5. #cd8ce0
  6. #d5a0e6
  7. #ddb3eb
  8. #e6c6f0
  9. #eed9f5
  10. #f7ecfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ab40cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ab40cc
  2. #a746c4
  3. #a24dbd
  4. #9e53b5
  5. #9a5aae
  6. #9660a6
  7. #91669e
  8. #8d6d97
  9. #89738f
  10. #847a88
  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 #8c619e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bd0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4375c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aa5b81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f5dce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b64ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aa52a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ab40cc {
  color: #ab40cc;
}
Background
.bg-ab40cc {
  background-color: #ab40cc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ab40cc {
  border: 2px solid #ab40cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ab40cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 64 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 58% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ab40cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ab40cc, #cc40a7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ab40cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 64 204 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.90 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.52 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.00 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.98 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.52 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.63 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.65 #54bf33 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ab40cc  rgb(171, 64, 204)  hsl(286, 58%, 53%)  Dark Orchid
#61cc40  rgb(97, 204, 64)  hsl(106, 58%, 53%)  Lime Green
#ccab40  rgb(204, 171, 64)  hsl(46, 58%, 53%)  Metallic Gold
#40ccab  rgb(64, 204, 171)  hsl(166, 58%, 53%)  Medium Aquamarine