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#AF03BF

#af03bf ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#af03bf is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 1.18% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.38% cyan, 98.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 294.89°, with 96.91% saturation and 38.04% 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 5.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.11.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1294

Complementary

  1. #af03bf
  2. #13bf03

Split complementary

  1. #af03bf
  2. #71bf03
  3. #03bf51

Analogous

  1. #5103bf
  2. #af03bf
  3. #bf0371

Triadic

  1. #af03bf
  2. #bfaf03
  3. #03bfaf

Tetradic

  1. #af03bf
  2. #bf0313
  3. #13bf03
  4. #03bfaf

Square

  1. #af03bf
  2. #bf5103
  3. #13bf03
  4. #0371bf

Monochromatic

  1. #250128
  2. #6a0274
  3. #af03bf
  4. #e813fb
  5. #ef5ffc

Shades

#af03bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #af03bf
  2. #9e03ac
  3. #8c0299
  4. #7b0286
  5. #690273
  6. #580260
  7. #46014c
  8. #350139
  9. #230126
  10. #120013
  11. #000000

Tints

#af03bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #af03bf
  2. #b71cc5
  3. #bf35cc
  4. #c74fd2
  5. #cf68d9
  6. #d781df
  7. #df9ae5
  8. #e7b3ec
  9. #efcdf2
  10. #f7e6f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#af03bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #af03bf
  2. #aa10b9
  3. #a61cb2
  4. #a129ac
  5. #9c35a6
  6. #9842a0
  7. #934e99
  8. #8e5b93
  9. #89678d
  10. #857486
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #894f92 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ac3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #386abb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b23b70 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b46c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a54bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b12e96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-af03bf {
  color: #af03bf;
}
Background
.bg-af03bf {
  background-color: #af03bf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-af03bf {
  border: 2px solid #af03bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #af03bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 3 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 97% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-af03bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #af03bf, #bf0371);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-af03bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 3 191 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.11 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.24 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.34 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.62 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.14 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.31 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 9.72 #50fc40 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#af03bf  rgb(175, 3, 191)  hsl(295, 97%, 38%)  Dark Orchid
#13bf03  rgb(19, 191, 3)  hsl(115, 97%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#bfaf03  rgb(191, 175, 3)  hsl(55, 97%, 38%)  Old Gold
#03bfaf  rgb(3, 191, 175)  hsl(175, 97%, 38%)  Tiffany Blue