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#AB4CB3

#ab4cb3 ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#ab4cb3 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 29.8% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.47% cyan, 57.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 295.34°, with 40.39% 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 4.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 3.34.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1708

Complementary

  1. #ab4cb3
  2. #54b34c

Split complementary

  1. #ab4cb3
  2. #87b34c
  3. #4cb378

Analogous

  1. #784cb3
  2. #ab4cb3
  3. #b34c87

Triadic

  1. #ab4cb3
  2. #b3ab4c
  3. #4cb3ab

Tetradic

  1. #ab4cb3
  2. #b34c54
  3. #54b34c
  4. #4cb3ab

Square

  1. #ab4cb3
  2. #b3784c
  3. #54b34c
  4. #4c87b3

Monochromatic

  1. #441e48
  2. #78357d
  3. #ab4cb3
  4. #c482ca
  5. #ddb7e1

Shades

#ab4cb3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ab4cb3
  2. #9a44a1
  3. #893d8f
  4. #78357d
  5. #672e6b
  6. #56265a
  7. #441e48
  8. #331736
  9. #220f24
  10. #110812
  11. #000000

Tints

#ab4cb3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ab4cb3
  2. #b35ebb
  3. #bc70c2
  4. #c482ca
  5. #cd94d1
  6. #d5a6d9
  7. #ddb7e1
  8. #e6c9e8
  9. #eedbf0
  10. #f7edf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ab4cb3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ab4cb3
  2. #a751ae
  3. #a256a9
  4. #9e5ca4
  5. #9a619f
  6. #96669a
  7. #916b94
  8. #8d708f
  9. #89768a
  10. #847b85
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d6591 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3c6bb6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5d77b0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ae5a78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7960b5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8368b1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ad5593 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ab4cb3 {
  color: #ab4cb3;
}
Background
.bg-ab4cb3 {
  background-color: #ab4cb3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ab4cb3 {
  border: 2px solid #ab4cb3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ab4cb3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 76 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 40% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ab4cb3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ab4cb3, #b34c87);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ab4cb3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 76 179 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 3.34 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.23 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.57 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.79 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.53 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.52 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 11.33 #54b34c Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#ab4cb3  rgb(171, 76, 179)  hsl(295, 40%, 50%)  Purpureus
#54b34c  rgb(84, 179, 76)  hsl(115, 40%, 50%)  Mantis
#b3ab4c  rgb(179, 171, 76)  hsl(55, 40%, 50%)  Brass
#4cb3ab  rgb(76, 179, 171)  hsl(175, 40%, 50%)  Verdigris