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#AB5CCB

#ab5ccb ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#ab5ccb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 36.08% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.76% cyan, 54.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 282.7°, with 51.63% saturation and 57.84% 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 5.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 2.83.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2062

Complementary

  1. #ab5ccb
  2. #7ccb5c

Split complementary

  1. #ab5ccb
  2. #b4cb5c
  3. #5ccb73

Analogous

  1. #735ccb
  2. #ab5ccb
  3. #cb5cb4

Triadic

  1. #ab5ccb
  2. #cbab5c
  3. #5ccbab

Tetradic

  1. #ab5ccb
  2. #cb5c7c
  3. #7ccb5c
  4. #5ccbab

Square

  1. #ab5ccb
  2. #cb735c
  3. #7ccb5c
  4. #5cb4cb

Monochromatic

  1. #57226c
  2. #8535a6
  3. #ab5ccb
  4. #c996dd
  5. #e7d0f0

Shades

#ab5ccb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ab5ccb
  2. #9a53b7
  3. #894aa2
  4. #78408e
  5. #67377a
  6. #562e66
  7. #442551
  8. #331c3d
  9. #221229
  10. #110914
  11. #000000

Tints

#ab5ccb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ab5ccb
  2. #b36cd0
  3. #bc7dd5
  4. #c48ddb
  5. #cd9de0
  6. #d5aee5
  7. #ddbeea
  8. #e6ceef
  9. #eedef5
  10. #f7effa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ab5ccb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ab5ccb
  2. #a760c4
  3. #a263bc
  4. #9e67b5
  5. #9a6aad
  6. #966ea6
  7. #91729e
  8. #8d7597
  9. #89798f
  10. #847c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9271a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4179cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5b80c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a96e8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a6ecd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8373c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aa67a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ab5ccb {
  color: #ab5ccb;
}
Background
.bg-ab5ccb {
  background-color: #ab5ccb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ab5ccb {
  border: 2px solid #ab5ccb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ab5ccb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 92 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 52% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ab5ccb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ab5ccb, #cb5cb4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ab5ccb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 92 203 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 2.83 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.34 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.79 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.09 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.18 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.99 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.25 #54a334 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#ab5ccb  rgb(171, 92, 203)  hsl(283, 52%, 58%)  Medium Orchid
#7ccb5c  rgb(124, 203, 92)  hsl(103, 52%, 58%)  Mantis
#cbab5c  rgb(203, 171, 92)  hsl(43, 52%, 58%)  Vegas Gold
#5ccbab  rgb(92, 203, 171)  hsl(163, 52%, 58%)  Medium Aquamarine