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#AD2BDB

#ad2bdb ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#ad2bdb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.84% red, 16.86% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21% cyan, 80.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 284.32°, with 70.97% saturation and 51.37% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 5.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.74.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1573

Complementary

  1. #ad2bdb
  2. #59db2b

Split complementary

  1. #ad2bdb
  2. #b1db2b
  3. #2bdb55

Analogous

  1. #552bdb
  2. #ad2bdb
  3. #db2bb1

Triadic

  1. #ad2bdb
  2. #dbad2b
  3. #2bdbad

Tetradic

  1. #ad2bdb
  2. #db2b59
  3. #59db2b
  4. #2bdbad

Square

  1. #ad2bdb
  2. #db552b
  3. #59db2b
  4. #2bb1db

Monochromatic

  1. #49105d
  2. #7c1b9f
  3. #ad2bdb
  4. #c66ce6
  5. #e0aef1

Shades

#ad2bdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ad2bdb
  2. #9c27c5
  3. #8a22af
  4. #791e99
  5. #681a83
  6. #57166e
  7. #451158
  8. #340d42
  9. #23092c
  10. #110416
  11. #000000

Tints

#ad2bdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ad2bdb
  2. #b540df
  3. #bd55e2
  4. #c66be6
  5. #ce80e9
  6. #d695ed
  7. #deaaf1
  8. #e6bff4
  9. #efd5f8
  10. #f7eafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ad2bdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ad2bdb
  2. #a934d2
  3. #a43cc9
  4. #a045c0
  5. #9b4db7
  6. #9756ae
  7. #925ea4
  8. #8e679b
  9. #896f92
  10. #857889
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c5ba5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1e72d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a95785 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6655de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #745dd9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ab49ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ad2bdb {
  color: #ad2bdb;
}
Background
.bg-ad2bdb {
  background-color: #ad2bdb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ad2bdb {
  border: 2px solid #ad2bdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ad2bdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 173 43 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 71% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ad2bdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ad2bdb, #db2bb1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ad2bdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(173 43 219 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.74 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.91 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.72 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.42 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.76 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.61 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.21 #52d424 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ad2bdb  rgb(173, 43, 219)  hsl(284, 71%, 51%)  Dark Orchid
#59db2b  rgb(89, 219, 43)  hsl(104, 71%, 51%)  Lime Green
#dbad2b  rgb(219, 173, 43)  hsl(44, 71%, 51%)  Metallic Gold
#2bdbad  rgb(43, 219, 173)  hsl(164, 71%, 51%)  Caribbean Green