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#AB46BB

#ab46bb ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#ab46bb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 27.45% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.56% cyan, 62.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 291.79°, with 46.25% saturation and 50.39% 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 4.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 3.54.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1663

Complementary

  1. #ab46bb
  2. #56bb46

Split complementary

  1. #ab46bb
  2. #91bb46
  3. #46bb70

Analogous

  1. #7046bb
  2. #ab46bb
  3. #bb4691

Triadic

  1. #ab46bb
  2. #bbab46
  3. #46bbab

Tetradic

  1. #ab46bb
  2. #bb4656
  3. #56bb46
  4. #46bbab

Square

  1. #ab46bb
  2. #bb7046
  3. #56bb46
  4. #4691bb

Monochromatic

  1. #451c4c
  2. #793184
  3. #ab46bb
  4. #c47ed0
  5. #deb6e4

Shades

#ab46bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ab46bb
  2. #9a3fa8
  3. #893896
  4. #783183
  5. #672a70
  6. #56235e
  7. #441c4b
  8. #331538
  9. #220e25
  10. #110713
  11. #000000

Tints

#ab46bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ab46bb
  2. #b359c2
  3. #bc6bc9
  4. #c47ecf
  5. #cd90d6
  6. #d5a3dd
  7. #ddb5e4
  8. #e6c8eb
  9. #eedaf1
  10. #f7edf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ab46bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ab46bb
  2. #a74cb5
  3. #a252af
  4. #9e57a9
  5. #9a5da3
  6. #96639e
  7. #916998
  8. #8d6f92
  9. #89748c
  10. #847a86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c6395 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2c6abf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5475b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ad587a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #755ebd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8066b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ac5298 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ab46bb {
  color: #ab46bb;
}
Background
.bg-ab46bb {
  background-color: #ab46bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ab46bb {
  border: 2px solid #ab46bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ab46bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 70 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 292 46% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ab46bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ab46bb, #bb4691);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ab46bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 70 187 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 3.54 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.03 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.77 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.78 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.65 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.21 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.48 #54b944 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#ab46bb  rgb(171, 70, 187)  hsl(292, 46%, 50%)  Purpureus
#56bb46  rgb(86, 187, 70)  hsl(112, 46%, 50%)  Kelly Green
#bbab46  rgb(187, 171, 70)  hsl(52, 46%, 50%)  Brass
#46bbab  rgb(70, 187, 171)  hsl(172, 46%, 50%)  Light Sea Green