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#AB40CF

#ab40cf ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#ab40cf 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 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.39% cyan, 69.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 284.9°, with 59.83% saturation and 53.14% 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 4.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.87.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1683

Complementary

  1. #ab40cf
  2. #64cf40

Split complementary

  1. #ab40cf
  2. #abcf40
  3. #40cf64

Analogous

  1. #6440cf
  2. #ab40cf
  3. #cf40ab

Triadic

  1. #ab40cf
  2. #cfab40
  3. #40cfab

Tetradic

  1. #ab40cf
  2. #cf4064
  3. #64cf40
  4. #40cfab

Square

  1. #ab40cf
  2. #cf6440
  3. #64cf40
  4. #40abcf

Monochromatic

  1. #4d185e
  2. #7e279b
  3. #ab40cf
  4. #c67dde
  5. #e1baee

Shades

#ab40cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ab40cf
  2. #9a3aba
  3. #8933a6
  4. #782d91
  5. #67267c
  6. #562068
  7. #441a53
  8. #33133e
  9. #220d29
  10. #110615
  11. #000000

Tints

#ab40cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ab40cf
  2. #b353d4
  3. #bc66d9
  4. #c479dd
  5. #cd8ce2
  6. #d5a0e7
  7. #ddb3ec
  8. #e6c6f1
  9. #eed9f5
  10. #f7ecfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ab40cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ab40cf
  2. #a746c7
  3. #a24dbf
  4. #9e53b7
  5. #9a5aaf
  6. #9660a8
  7. #9166a0
  8. #8d6d98
  9. #897390
  10. #847a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c62a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cd3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4075cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a95c83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e5dd1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a64cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aa52a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ab40cf {
  color: #ab40cf;
}
Background
.bg-ab40cf {
  background-color: #ab40cf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ab40cf {
  border: 2px solid #ab40cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ab40cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 64 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 60% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ab40cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ab40cf, #cf40ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ab40cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 64 207 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.87 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.88 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.94 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.61 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.31 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.33 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.53 #54bf30 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ab40cf  rgb(171, 64, 207)  hsl(285, 60%, 53%)  Dark Orchid
#64cf40  rgb(100, 207, 64)  hsl(105, 60%, 53%)  Lime Green
#cfab40  rgb(207, 171, 64)  hsl(45, 60%, 53%)  Metallic Gold
#40cfab  rgb(64, 207, 171)  hsl(165, 60%, 53%)  Medium Aquamarine