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#AB6ABA

#ab6aba ≈ Amethyst

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#ab6aba is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 41.57% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.06% cyan, 43.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 288.75°, with 36.7% 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 5.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 6.47.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2251

Complementary

  1. #ab6aba
  2. #79ba6a

Split complementary

  1. #ab6aba
  2. #a1ba6a
  3. #6aba83

Analogous

  1. #836aba
  2. #ab6aba
  3. #ba6aa1

Triadic

  1. #ab6aba
  2. #baab6a
  3. #6abaab

Tetradic

  1. #ab6aba
  2. #ba6a79
  3. #79ba6a
  4. #6abaab

Square

  1. #ab6aba
  2. #ba836a
  3. #79ba6a
  4. #6aa1ba

Monochromatic

  1. #552c5f
  2. #844493
  3. #ab6aba
  4. #c89ed2
  5. #e6d3ea

Shades

#ab6aba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ab6aba
  2. #9a5fa7
  3. #895595
  4. #784a82
  5. #674070
  6. #56355d
  7. #442a4a
  8. #332038
  9. #221525
  10. #110b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#ab6aba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ab6aba
  2. #b379c1
  3. #bc88c8
  4. #c497cf
  5. #cda6d6
  6. #d5b5dd
  7. #ddc3e3
  8. #e6d2ea
  9. #eee1f1
  10. #f7f0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ab6aba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ab6aba
  2. #a76cb4
  3. #a26eae
  4. #9e71a9
  5. #9a73a3
  6. #96759d
  7. #917797
  8. #8d7991
  9. #897c8c
  10. #847e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #94799c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e7ebd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7085b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ac7489 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8477bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b7bb9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ac709f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ab6aba {
  color: #ab6aba;
}
Background
.bg-ab6aba {
  background-color: #ab6aba;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ab6aba {
  border: 2px solid #ab6aba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ab6aba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 106 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 37% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ab6aba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ab6aba, #ba6aa1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ab6aba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 106 186 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.47 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.61 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 6.69 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.58 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.88 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.11 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.46 #549545 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#ab6aba  rgb(171, 106, 186)  hsl(289, 37%, 57%)  Amethyst
#79ba6a  rgb(121, 186, 106)  hsl(109, 37%, 57%)  Mantis
#baab6a  rgb(186, 171, 106)  hsl(49, 37%, 57%)  Ecru
#6abaab  rgb(106, 186, 171)  hsl(169, 37%, 57%)  Verdigris