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#AF07BC

#af07bc ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#af07bc is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 2.75% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.91% cyan, 96.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 295.69°, with 92.82% saturation and 38.24% 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 5.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.39.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.129

Complementary

  1. #af07bc
  2. #14bc07

Split complementary

  1. #af07bc
  2. #6fbc07
  3. #07bc55

Analogous

  1. #5507bc
  2. #af07bc
  3. #bc076f

Triadic

  1. #af07bc
  2. #bcaf07
  3. #07bcaf

Tetradic

  1. #af07bc
  2. #bc0714
  3. #14bc07
  4. #07bcaf

Square

  1. #af07bc
  2. #bc5507
  3. #14bc07
  4. #076fbc

Monochromatic

  1. #260229
  2. #6a0472
  3. #af07bc
  4. #e719f6
  5. #ee63f9

Shades

#af07bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #af07bc
  2. #9e06a9
  3. #8c0696
  4. #7b0584
  5. #690471
  6. #58045e
  7. #46034b
  8. #350238
  9. #230126
  10. #120113
  11. #000000

Tints

#af07bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #af07bc
  2. #b720c3
  3. #bf39c9
  4. #c751d0
  5. #cf6ad7
  6. #d783de
  7. #df9ce4
  8. #e7b5eb
  9. #efcdf2
  10. #f7e6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#af07bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #af07bc
  2. #aa13b6
  3. #a61fb0
  4. #a12baa
  5. #9c37a4
  6. #98449e
  7. #935098
  8. #8e5c92
  9. #89688c
  10. #857486
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #894f90 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0059c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3c6ab9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b33a6e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c46be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b54ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b12d94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-af07bc {
  color: #af07bc;
}
Background
.bg-af07bc {
  background-color: #af07bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-af07bc {
  border: 2px solid #af07bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #af07bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 7 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 93% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-af07bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #af07bc, #bc076f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-af07bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 7 188 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.39 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.59 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.18 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.98 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 9.47 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.58 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.67 #50f843 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#af07bc  rgb(175, 7, 188)  hsl(296, 93%, 38%)  Dark Orchid
#14bc07  rgb(20, 188, 7)  hsl(116, 93%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#bcaf07  rgb(188, 175, 7)  hsl(56, 93%, 38%)  Old Gold
#07bcaf  rgb(7, 188, 175)  hsl(176, 93%, 38%)  Tiffany Blue