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#AB56CB

#ab56cb ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#ab56cb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 33.73% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.76% cyan, 57.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 283.59°, with 52.94% 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 4.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 2.85.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1963

Complementary

  1. #ab56cb
  2. #76cb56

Split complementary

  1. #ab56cb
  2. #b1cb56
  3. #56cb71

Analogous

  1. #7156cb
  2. #ab56cb
  3. #cb56b1

Triadic

  1. #ab56cb
  2. #cbab56
  3. #56cbab

Tetradic

  1. #ab56cb
  2. #cb5676
  3. #76cb56
  4. #56cbab

Square

  1. #ab56cb
  2. #cb7156
  3. #76cb56
  4. #56b1cb

Monochromatic

  1. #542068
  2. #8432a3
  3. #ab56cb
  4. #c891dd
  5. #e5cbef

Shades

#ab56cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ab56cb
  2. #9a4db7
  3. #8945a2
  4. #783c8e
  5. #67347a
  6. #562b66
  7. #442251
  8. #331a3d
  9. #221129
  10. #110914
  11. #000000

Tints

#ab56cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ab56cb
  2. #b367d0
  3. #bc78d5
  4. #c489db
  5. #cd9ae0
  6. #d5abe5
  7. #ddbbea
  8. #e6ccef
  9. #eeddf5
  10. #f7eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ab56cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ab56cb
  2. #a75ac4
  3. #a25ebc
  4. #9e63b5
  5. #9a67ad
  6. #966ba6
  7. #916f9e
  8. #8d7397
  9. #89788f
  10. #847c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #906ea1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3775cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #567dc8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a96a88 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #776acd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #816fc9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aa62a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ab56cb {
  color: #ab56cb;
}
Background
.bg-ab56cb {
  background-color: #ab56cb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ab56cb {
  border: 2px solid #ab56cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ab56cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 86 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 53% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ab56cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ab56cb, #cb56b1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ab56cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 86 203 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 2.85 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.11 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.98 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.88 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.95 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.27 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.55 #54a934 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#ab56cb  rgb(171, 86, 203)  hsl(284, 53%, 57%)  Medium Orchid
#76cb56  rgb(118, 203, 86)  hsl(104, 53%, 57%)  Mantis
#cbab56  rgb(203, 171, 86)  hsl(44, 53%, 57%)  Metallic Gold
#56cbab  rgb(86, 203, 171)  hsl(164, 53%, 57%)  Medium Aquamarine