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#AD28CB

#ad28cb ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ad28cb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.84% red, 15.69% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.78% cyan, 80.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 288.96°, with 67.08% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.53.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1471

Complementary

  1. #ad28cb
  2. #46cb28

Split complementary

  1. #ad28cb
  2. #98cb28
  3. #28cb5c

Analogous

  1. #5c28cb
  2. #ad28cb
  3. #cb2898

Triadic

  1. #ad28cb
  2. #cbad28
  3. #28cbad

Tetradic

  1. #ad28cb
  2. #cb2846
  3. #46cb28
  4. #28cbad

Square

  1. #ad28cb
  2. #cb5c28
  3. #46cb28
  4. #2898cb

Monochromatic

  1. #400f4b
  2. #771b8b
  3. #ad28cb
  4. #c860e0
  5. #dea0ec

Shades

#ad28cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ad28cb
  2. #9c24b7
  3. #8a20a2
  4. #791c8e
  5. #68187a
  6. #571466
  7. #451051
  8. #340c3d
  9. #230829
  10. #110414
  11. #000000

Tints

#ad28cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ad28cb
  2. #b53ed0
  3. #bd53d5
  4. #c669db
  5. #ce7ee0
  6. #d694e5
  7. #dea9ea
  8. #e6bfef
  9. #efd4f5
  10. #f7eafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ad28cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ad28cb
  2. #a931c4
  3. #a43abc
  4. #a042b5
  5. #9b4bad
  6. #9754a6
  7. #925d9e
  8. #8e6697
  9. #896e8f
  10. #857788
  11. #808080

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

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a589b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #356fc8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ad4d7b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a51ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #785bc9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ad41a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ad28cb {
  color: #ad28cb;
}
Background
.bg-ad28cb {
  background-color: #ad28cb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ad28cb {
  border: 2px solid #ad28cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ad28cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 173 40 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 67% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ad28cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ad28cb, #cb2898);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ad28cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(173 40 203 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.53 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.52 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.01 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.05 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.35 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.52 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.01 #52d734 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ad28cb  rgb(173, 40, 203)  hsl(289, 67%, 48%)  Dark Orchid
#46cb28  rgb(70, 203, 40)  hsl(109, 67%, 48%)  Lime Green
#cbad28  rgb(203, 173, 40)  hsl(49, 67%, 48%)  Old Gold
#28cbad  rgb(40, 203, 173)  hsl(169, 67%, 48%)  Medium Aquamarine