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#AF01BD

#af01bd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#af01bd is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 0.39% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.41% cyan, 99.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 295.53°, with 98.95% saturation and 37.25% 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 5.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.35.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1281

Complementary

  1. #af01bd
  2. #0fbd01

Split complementary

  1. #af01bd
  2. #6dbd01
  3. #01bd51

Analogous

  1. #5101bd
  2. #af01bd
  3. #bd016d

Triadic

  1. #af01bd
  2. #bdaf01
  3. #01bdaf

Tetradic

  1. #af01bd
  2. #bd010f
  3. #0fbd01
  4. #01bdaf

Square

  1. #af01bd
  2. #bd5101
  3. #0fbd01
  4. #016dbd

Monochromatic

  1. #220025
  2. #690171
  3. #af01bd
  4. #ec0dfe
  5. #f259fe

Shades

#af01bd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #af01bd
  2. #9e01aa
  3. #8c0197
  4. #7b0184
  5. #690171
  6. #58015f
  7. #46004c
  8. #350039
  9. #230026
  10. #120013
  11. #000000

Tints

#af01bd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #af01bd
  2. #b71ac4
  3. #bf34ca
  4. #c74dd1
  5. #cf67d7
  6. #d780de
  7. #df99e5
  8. #e7b3eb
  9. #efccf2
  10. #f7e6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#af01bd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #af01bd
  2. #aa0eb7
  3. #a61ab1
  4. #a127ab
  5. #9c34a5
  6. #98419f
  7. #934d98
  8. #8e5a92
  9. #89678c
  10. #857386
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #894e90 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0059c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3a6ab9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b23a6e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b45bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b53bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b12c94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-af01bd {
  color: #af01bd;
}
Background
.bg-af01bd {
  background-color: #af01bd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-af01bd {
  border: 2px solid #af01bd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #af01bd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 1 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 99% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-af01bd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #af01bd, #bd016d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-af01bd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 1 189 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.35 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.40 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.38 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.86 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.44 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 9.47 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.62 #50fe42 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#af01bd  rgb(175, 1, 189)  hsl(296, 99%, 37%)  Dark Orchid
#0fbd01  rgb(15, 189, 1)  hsl(116, 99%, 37%)  Kelly Green
#bdaf01  rgb(189, 175, 1)  hsl(56, 99%, 37%)  Old Gold
#01bdaf  rgb(1, 189, 175)  hsl(176, 99%, 37%)  Tiffany Blue