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#AB68BC

#ab68bc ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#ab68bc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 40.78% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.04% cyan, 44.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 287.86°, with 38.53% saturation and 57.25% 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 5.44:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.93.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2219

Complementary

  1. #ab68bc
  2. #79bc68

Split complementary

  1. #ab68bc
  2. #a3bc68
  3. #68bc81

Analogous

  1. #8168bc
  2. #ab68bc
  3. #bc68a3

Triadic

  1. #ab68bc
  2. #bcab68
  3. #68bcab

Tetradic

  1. #ab68bc
  2. #bc6879
  3. #79bc68
  4. #68bcab

Square

  1. #ab68bc
  2. #bc8168
  3. #79bc68
  4. #68a3bc

Monochromatic

  1. #552b60
  2. #844295
  3. #ab68bc
  4. #c89dd4
  5. #e6d2eb

Shades

#ab68bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ab68bc
  2. #9a5ea9
  3. #895396
  4. #784984
  5. #673e71
  6. #56345e
  7. #442a4b
  8. #331f38
  9. #221526
  10. #110a13
  11. #000000

Tints

#ab68bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ab68bc
  2. #b377c3
  3. #bc86c9
  4. #c495d0
  5. #cda4d7
  6. #d5b4de
  7. #ddc3e4
  8. #e6d2eb
  9. #eee1f2
  10. #f7f0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ab68bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ab68bc
  2. #a76ab6
  3. #a26db0
  4. #9e6faa
  5. #9a72a4
  6. #96749e
  7. #917698
  8. #8d7992
  9. #897b8c
  10. #847e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #94789c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b7dbf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d84ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ac7389 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8375be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a7abb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ab6fa0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ab68bc {
  color: #ab68bc;
}
Background
.bg-ab68bc {
  background-color: #ab68bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ab68bc {
  border: 2px solid #ab68bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ab68bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 104 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 39% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ab68bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ab68bc, #bc68a3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ab68bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 104 188 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.93 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.94 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 7.07 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.66 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.36 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.14 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.21 #549743 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#ab68bc  rgb(171, 104, 188)  hsl(288, 39%, 57%)  Medium Orchid
#79bc68  rgb(121, 188, 104)  hsl(108, 39%, 57%)  Mantis
#bcab68  rgb(188, 171, 104)  hsl(48, 39%, 57%)  Ecru
#68bcab  rgb(104, 188, 171)  hsl(168, 39%, 57%)  Verdigris