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#AD05AB

#ad05ab ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ad05ab is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.84% red, 1.96% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 97.11% magenta, 1.16% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 300.71°, with 94.38% saturation and 34.9% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 7.46.

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Web safe#990099
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Relative luminance0.1193

Complementary

  1. #ad05ab
  2. #05ad07

Split complementary

  1. #ad05ab
  2. #57ad05
  3. #05ad5b

Analogous

  1. #5b05ad
  2. #ad05ab
  3. #ad0557

Triadic

  1. #ad05ab
  2. #abad05
  3. #05abad

Tetradic

  1. #ad05ab
  2. #ad0705
  3. #05ad07
  4. #05abad

Square

  1. #ad05ab
  2. #ad5b05
  3. #05ad07
  4. #0557ad

Monochromatic

  1. #180118
  2. #630362
  3. #ad05ab
  4. #f707f4
  5. #fa51f8

Shades

#ad05ab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ad05ab
  2. #9c059a
  3. #8a0489
  4. #790478
  5. #680367
  6. #570356
  7. #450244
  8. #340233
  9. #230122
  10. #110111
  11. #000000

Tints

#ad05ab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ad05ab
  2. #b51eb3
  3. #bd37bc
  4. #c650c4
  5. #ce69cd
  6. #d682d5
  7. #de9bdd
  8. #e6b4e6
  9. #efcdee
  10. #f7e6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ad05ab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ad05ab
  2. #a911a7
  3. #a41ea2
  4. #a02a9e
  5. #9b369a
  6. #974396
  7. #924f91
  8. #8e5b8d
  9. #896789
  10. #857484
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #864c85 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0054af ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4668a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b32f64 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e42ad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d51a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b12486 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ad05ab {
  color: #ad05ab;
}
Background
.bg-ad05ab {
  background-color: #ad05ab;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ad05ab {
  border: 2px solid #ad05ab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ad05ab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 173 5 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 301 94% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ad05ab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ad05ab, #ad0557);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ad05ab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(173 5 171 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.46 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 7.60 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.34 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 8.50 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.56 #800080 Purple ΔE 10.01 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.05 #52fa54 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ad05ab  rgb(173, 5, 171)  hsl(301, 94%, 35%)  Dark Orchid
#05ad07  rgb(5, 173, 7)  hsl(121, 94%, 35%)  Kelly Green
#abad05  rgb(171, 173, 5)  hsl(61, 94%, 35%)  Brass
#05abad  rgb(5, 171, 173)  hsl(181, 94%, 35%)  Verdigris