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#AB4CD5

#ab4cd5 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#ab4cd5 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 29.8% green and 83.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.72% cyan, 64.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 281.61°, with 61.99% saturation and 56.67% 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 4.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.11.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1863

Complementary

  1. #ab4cd5
  2. #76d54c

Split complementary

  1. #ab4cd5
  2. #bad54c
  3. #4cd567

Analogous

  1. #674cd5
  2. #ab4cd5
  3. #d54cba

Triadic

  1. #ab4cd5
  2. #d5ab4c
  3. #4cd5ab

Tetradic

  1. #ab4cd5
  2. #d54c76
  3. #76d54c
  4. #4cd5ab

Square

  1. #ab4cd5
  2. #d5674c
  3. #76d54c
  4. #4cbad5

Monochromatic

  1. #541a6e
  2. #8428ac
  3. #ab4cd5
  4. #c88ae4
  5. #e5c8f2

Shades

#ab4cd5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ab4cd5
  2. #9a44c0
  3. #893daa
  4. #783595
  5. #672e80
  6. #56266b
  7. #441e55
  8. #331740
  9. #220f2b
  10. #110815
  11. #000000

Tints

#ab4cd5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ab4cd5
  2. #b35ed9
  3. #bc70dd
  4. #c482e2
  5. #cd94e6
  6. #d5a6ea
  7. #ddb7ee
  8. #e6c9f2
  9. #eedbf7
  10. #f7edfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ab4cd5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ab4cd5
  2. #a751cd
  3. #a256c4
  4. #9e5cbc
  5. #9a61b3
  6. #9666ab
  7. #916ba2
  8. #8d709a
  9. #897691
  10. #847b89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f69a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0672d9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #457ad2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a7668a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7165d8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b6ad3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a95dad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ab4cd5 {
  color: #ab4cd5;
}
Background
.bg-ab4cd5 {
  background-color: #ab4cd5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ab4cd5 {
  border: 2px solid #ab4cd5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ab4cd5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 76 213;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 62% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ab4cd5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ab4cd5, #d54cba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ab4cd5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 76 213 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.11 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.48 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.63 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.91 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.93 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.38 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.66 #54b32a Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#ab4cd5  rgb(171, 76, 213)  hsl(282, 62%, 57%)  Medium Orchid
#76d54c  rgb(118, 213, 76)  hsl(102, 62%, 57%)  Lime Green
#d5ab4c  rgb(213, 171, 76)  hsl(42, 62%, 57%)  Metallic Gold
#4cd5ab  rgb(76, 213, 171)  hsl(162, 62%, 57%)  Medium Aquamarine