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#AB55BB

#ab55bb ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#ab55bb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 33.33% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.56% cyan, 54.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 290.59°, with 42.86% saturation and 53.33% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 4.38.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1874

Complementary

  1. #ab55bb
  2. #65bb55

Split complementary

  1. #ab55bb
  2. #98bb55
  3. #55bb78

Analogous

  1. #7855bb
  2. #ab55bb
  3. #bb5598

Triadic

  1. #ab55bb
  2. #bbab55
  3. #55bbab

Tetradic

  1. #ab55bb
  2. #bb5565
  3. #65bb55
  4. #55bbab

Square

  1. #ab55bb
  2. #bb7855
  3. #65bb55
  4. #5598bb

Monochromatic

  1. #4d2255
  2. #7e388c
  3. #ab55bb
  4. #c68cd1
  5. #e1c2e7

Shades

#ab55bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ab55bb
  2. #9a4da8
  3. #894496
  4. #783c83
  5. #673370
  6. #562b5e
  7. #44224b
  8. #331a38
  9. #221125
  10. #110913
  11. #000000

Tints

#ab55bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ab55bb
  2. #b366c2
  3. #bc77c9
  4. #c488cf
  5. #cd99d6
  6. #d5aadd
  7. #ddbbe4
  8. #e6cceb
  9. #eeddf1
  10. #f7eef8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ab55bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ab55bb
  2. #a759b5
  3. #a25eaf
  4. #9e62a9
  5. #9a66a3
  6. #966b9e
  7. #916f98
  8. #8d7392
  9. #89778c
  10. #847c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f6c97 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4372be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5f7bb8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ad6380 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b67bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #846eb9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ac5e9b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ab55bb {
  color: #ab55bb;
}
Background
.bg-ab55bb {
  background-color: #ab55bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ab55bb {
  border: 2px solid #ab55bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ab55bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 85 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 43% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ab55bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ab55bb, #bb5598);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ab55bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 85 187 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 4.38 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.39 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.69 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.45 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.75 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.85 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 11.02 #54aa44 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#ab55bb  rgb(171, 85, 187)  hsl(291, 43%, 53%)  Purpureus
#65bb55  rgb(101, 187, 85)  hsl(111, 43%, 53%)  Mantis
#bbab55  rgb(187, 171, 85)  hsl(51, 43%, 53%)  Vegas Gold
#55bbab  rgb(85, 187, 171)  hsl(171, 43%, 53%)  Verdigris