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#AF02BC

#af02bc ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#af02bc is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 0.78% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.91% cyan, 98.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 295.81°, with 97.89% 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 5.44.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1279

Complementary

  1. #af02bc
  2. #0fbc02

Split complementary

  1. #af02bc
  2. #6cbc02
  3. #02bc52

Analogous

  1. #5202bc
  2. #af02bc
  3. #bc026c

Triadic

  1. #af02bc
  2. #bcaf02
  3. #02bcaf

Tetradic

  1. #af02bc
  2. #bc020f
  3. #0fbc02
  4. #02bcaf

Square

  1. #af02bc
  2. #bc5202
  3. #0fbc02
  4. #026cbc

Monochromatic

  1. #220025
  2. #690170
  3. #af02bc
  4. #ec0efc
  5. #f25afd

Shades

#af02bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #af02bc
  2. #9e02a9
  3. #8c0296
  4. #7b0184
  5. #690171
  6. #58015e
  7. #46014b
  8. #350138
  9. #230026
  10. #120013
  11. #000000

Tints

#af02bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #af02bc
  2. #b71bc3
  3. #bf35c9
  4. #c74ed0
  5. #cf67d7
  6. #d781de
  7. #df9ae4
  8. #e7b3eb
  9. #efccf2
  10. #f7e6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#af02bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #af02bc
  2. #aa0fb6
  3. #a61bb0
  4. #a128aa
  5. #9c34a4
  6. #98419e
  7. #934e98
  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 #0059c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3b6ab8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3396e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c45be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b53ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b12c94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-af02bc {
  color: #af02bc;
}
Background
.bg-af02bc {
  background-color: #af02bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-af02bc {
  border: 2px solid #af02bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #af02bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 2 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 98% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-af02bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #af02bc, #bc026c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-af02bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 2 188 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.44 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.52 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.34 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.98 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 9.38 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.58 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.74 #50fd43 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#af02bc  rgb(175, 2, 188)  hsl(296, 98%, 37%)  Dark Orchid
#0fbc02  rgb(15, 188, 2)  hsl(116, 98%, 37%)  Kelly Green
#bcaf02  rgb(188, 175, 2)  hsl(56, 98%, 37%)  Old Gold
#02bcaf  rgb(2, 188, 175)  hsl(176, 98%, 37%)  Tiffany Blue