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#AB45DB

#ab45db ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#ab45db is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 27.06% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.92% cyan, 68.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 280.8°, with 67.57% saturation and 56.47% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.33.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1803

Complementary

  1. #ab45db
  2. #75db45

Split complementary

  1. #ab45db
  2. #c0db45
  3. #45db60

Analogous

  1. #6045db
  2. #ab45db
  3. #db45c0

Triadic

  1. #ab45db
  2. #dbab45
  3. #45dbab

Tetradic

  1. #ab45db
  2. #db4575
  3. #75db45
  4. #45dbab

Square

  1. #ab45db
  2. #db6045
  3. #75db45
  4. #45c0db

Monochromatic

  1. #541671
  2. #8322b1
  3. #ab45db
  4. #c885e7
  5. #e5c5f4

Shades

#ab45db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ab45db
  2. #9a3ec5
  3. #8937af
  4. #783099
  5. #672983
  6. #56236e
  7. #441c58
  8. #331542
  9. #220e2c
  10. #110716
  11. #000000

Tints

#ab45db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ab45db
  2. #b358df
  3. #bc6ae2
  4. #c47de6
  5. #cd8fe9
  6. #d5a2ed
  7. #ddb5f1
  8. #e6c7f4
  9. #eedaf8
  10. #f7ecfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ab45db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ab45db
  2. #a74bd2
  3. #a251c9
  4. #9e57c0
  5. #9a5db7
  6. #9663ae
  7. #9168a4
  8. #8d6e9b
  9. #897492
  10. #847a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e66a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3878d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a6648b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c62de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7867d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a859b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ab45db {
  color: #ab45db;
}
Background
.bg-ab45db {
  background-color: #ab45db;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ab45db {
  border: 2px solid #ab45db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ab45db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 69 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 68% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ab45db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ab45db, #db45c0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ab45db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 69 219 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.33 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.67 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.97 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.35 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.60 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.89 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.44 #54ba24 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#ab45db  rgb(171, 69, 219)  hsl(281, 68%, 56%)  Medium Orchid
#75db45  rgb(117, 219, 69)  hsl(101, 68%, 56%)  Lime Green
#dbab45  rgb(219, 171, 69)  hsl(41, 68%, 56%)  Goldenrod
#45dbab  rgb(69, 219, 171)  hsl(161, 68%, 56%)  Caribbean Green