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#AB65BD

#ab65bd ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#ab65bd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 39.61% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.52% cyan, 46.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 287.73°, with 40% saturation and 56.86% 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 5.33:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.23.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2164

Complementary

  1. #ab65bd
  2. #77bd65

Split complementary

  1. #ab65bd
  2. #a3bd65
  3. #65bd7f

Analogous

  1. #7f65bd
  2. #ab65bd
  3. #bd65a3

Triadic

  1. #ab65bd
  2. #bdab65
  3. #65bdab

Tetradic

  1. #ab65bd
  2. #bd6577
  3. #77bd65
  4. #65bdab

Square

  1. #ab65bd
  2. #bd7f65
  3. #77bd65
  4. #65a3bd

Monochromatic

  1. #552960
  2. #844095
  3. #ab65bd
  4. #c89bd4
  5. #e5d0eb

Shades

#ab65bd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ab65bd
  2. #9a5baa
  3. #895197
  4. #784784
  5. #673d71
  6. #56335f
  7. #44284c
  8. #331e39
  9. #221426
  10. #110a13
  11. #000000

Tints

#ab65bd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ab65bd
  2. #b374c4
  3. #bc84ca
  4. #c493d1
  5. #cda3d7
  6. #d5b2de
  7. #ddc1e5
  8. #e6d1eb
  9. #eee0f2
  10. #f7f0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ab65bd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ab65bd
  2. #a768b7
  3. #a26ab1
  4. #9e6dab
  5. #9a70a5
  6. #96739f
  7. #917598
  8. #8d7892
  9. #897b8c
  10. #847d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #93769c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #577bc0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6b83ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ac7188 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8173bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8978bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ab6ca0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ab65bd {
  color: #ab65bd;
}
Background
.bg-ab65bd {
  background-color: #ab65bd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ab65bd {
  border: 2px solid #ab65bd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ab65bd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 101 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 40% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ab65bd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ab65bd, #bd65a3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ab65bd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 101 189 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.23 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.61 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.64 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 7.69 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.12 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.08 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.49 #549a42 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#ab65bd  rgb(171, 101, 189)  hsl(288, 40%, 57%)  Medium Orchid
#77bd65  rgb(119, 189, 101)  hsl(108, 40%, 57%)  Mantis
#bdab65  rgb(189, 171, 101)  hsl(48, 40%, 57%)  Vegas Gold
#65bdab  rgb(101, 189, 171)  hsl(168, 40%, 57%)  Verdigris