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#AD18DB

#ad18db ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ad18db is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.84% red, 9.41% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21% cyan, 89.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 285.85°, with 80.25% saturation and 47.65% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.48.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1465

Complementary

  1. #ad18db
  2. #46db18

Split complementary

  1. #ad18db
  2. #a7db18
  3. #18db4c

Analogous

  1. #4c18db
  2. #ad18db
  3. #db18a7

Triadic

  1. #ad18db
  2. #dbad18
  3. #18dbad

Tetradic

  1. #ad18db
  2. #db1846
  3. #46db18
  4. #18dbad

Square

  1. #ad18db
  2. #db4c18
  3. #46db18
  4. #18a7db

Monochromatic

  1. #400951
  2. #771096
  3. #ad18db
  4. #c853ec
  5. #de98f4

Shades

#ad18db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ad18db
  2. #9c16c5
  3. #8a13af
  4. #791199
  5. #680e83
  6. #570c6e
  7. #450a58
  8. #340742
  9. #23052c
  10. #110216
  11. #000000

Tints

#ad18db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ad18db
  2. #b52fdf
  3. #bd46e2
  4. #c65de6
  5. #ce74e9
  6. #d68ced
  7. #dea3f1
  8. #e6baf4
  9. #efd1f8
  10. #f7e8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ad18db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ad18db
  2. #a922d2
  3. #a42dc9
  4. #a037c0
  5. #9b42b7
  6. #974cae
  7. #9256a4
  8. #8e619b
  9. #896b92
  10. #857689
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a55a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ed7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a95082 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #634fde ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7258d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ab40ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ad18db {
  color: #ad18db;
}
Background
.bg-ad18db {
  background-color: #ad18db;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ad18db {
  border: 2px solid #ad18db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ad18db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 173 24 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 80% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ad18db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ad18db, #db18a7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ad18db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(173 24 219 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.48 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.21 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.43 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.48 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.87 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.88 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.04 #52e724 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ad18db  rgb(173, 24, 219)  hsl(286, 80%, 48%)  Dark Orchid
#46db18  rgb(70, 219, 24)  hsl(106, 80%, 48%)  Lime Green
#dbad18  rgb(219, 173, 24)  hsl(46, 80%, 48%)  Metallic Gold
#18dbad  rgb(24, 219, 173)  hsl(166, 80%, 48%)  Caribbean Green