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#AF08DC

#af08dc ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#af08dc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 3.14% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.45% cyan, 96.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 287.26°, with 92.98% saturation and 44.71% 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 5.4:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.86.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1445

Complementary

  1. #af08dc
  2. #35dc08

Split complementary

  1. #af08dc
  2. #9fdc08
  3. #08dc45

Analogous

  1. #4508dc
  2. #af08dc
  3. #dc089f

Triadic

  1. #af08dc
  2. #dcaf08
  3. #08dcaf

Tetradic

  1. #af08dc
  2. #dc0835
  3. #35dc08
  4. #08dcaf

Square

  1. #af08dc
  2. #dc4508
  3. #35dc08
  4. #089fdc

Monochromatic

  1. #3a0348
  2. #740592
  3. #af08dc
  4. #cf39f8
  5. #e183fa

Shades

#af08dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #af08dc
  2. #9e07c6
  3. #8c06b0
  4. #7b069a
  5. #690584
  6. #58046e
  7. #460358
  8. #350242
  9. #23022c
  10. #120116
  11. #000000

Tints

#af08dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #af08dc
  2. #b721e0
  3. #bf39e3
  4. #c752e7
  5. #cf6bea
  6. #d784ee
  7. #df9cf1
  8. #e7b5f5
  9. #efcef8
  10. #f7e6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#af08dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #af08dc
  2. #aa14d3
  3. #a620ca
  4. #a12cc0
  5. #9c38b7
  6. #9844ae
  7. #9350a5
  8. #8e5c9c
  9. #896892
  10. #857489
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b54a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ed8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ac4d81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #634ddf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7257da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ad3cad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-af08dc {
  color: #af08dc;
}
Background
.bg-af08dc {
  background-color: #af08dc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-af08dc {
  border: 2px solid #af08dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #af08dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 8 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 93% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-af08dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #af08dc, #dc089f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-af08dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 8 220 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.86 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.21 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.30 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.56 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.05 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.86 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.48 #50f723 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#af08dc  rgb(175, 8, 220)  hsl(287, 93%, 45%)  Dark Orchid
#35dc08  rgb(53, 220, 8)  hsl(107, 93%, 45%)  Lime Green
#dcaf08  rgb(220, 175, 8)  hsl(47, 93%, 45%)  Metallic Gold
#08dcaf  rgb(8, 220, 175)  hsl(167, 93%, 45%)  Caribbean Green