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#AF0BDA

#af0bda ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#af0bda is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 4.31% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.72% cyan, 94.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 287.54°, with 90.39% saturation and 44.9% 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 5.41:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.78.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1442

Complementary

  1. #af0bda
  2. #36da0b

Split complementary

  1. #af0bda
  2. #9dda0b
  3. #0bda48

Analogous

  1. #480bda
  2. #af0bda
  3. #da0b9d

Triadic

  1. #af0bda
  2. #daaf0b
  3. #0bdaaf

Tetradic

  1. #af0bda
  2. #da0b36
  3. #36da0b
  4. #0bdaaf

Square

  1. #af0bda
  2. #da480b
  3. #36da0b
  4. #0b9dda

Monochromatic

  1. #3a0448
  2. #750791
  3. #af0bda
  4. #cf3cf5
  5. #e185f9

Shades

#af0bda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #af0bda
  2. #9e0ac4
  3. #8c09ae
  4. #7b0899
  5. #690783
  6. #58066d
  7. #460457
  8. #350341
  9. #23022c
  10. #120116
  11. #000000

Tints

#af0bda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #af0bda
  2. #b723de
  3. #bf3ce1
  4. #c754e5
  5. #cf6de9
  6. #d785ed
  7. #df9df0
  8. #e7b6f4
  9. #efcef8
  10. #f7e7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#af0bda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #af0bda
  2. #aa17d1
  3. #a622c8
  4. #a12ebf
  5. #9c3ab6
  6. #9846ad
  7. #9351a4
  8. #8e5d9b
  9. #896992
  10. #857489
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b54a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #026ed6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ac4c80 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #644ddd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7357d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ad3cac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-af0bda {
  color: #af0bda;
}
Background
.bg-af0bda {
  background-color: #af0bda;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-af0bda {
  border: 2px solid #af0bda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #af0bda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 11 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 90% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-af0bda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #af0bda, #da0b9d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-af0bda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 11 218 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.78 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.32 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.46 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.73 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.16 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.07 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.28 #50f425 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#af0bda  rgb(175, 11, 218)  hsl(288, 90%, 45%)  Dark Orchid
#36da0b  rgb(54, 218, 11)  hsl(108, 90%, 45%)  Lime Green
#daaf0b  rgb(218, 175, 11)  hsl(48, 90%, 45%)  Metallic Gold
#0bdaaf  rgb(11, 218, 175)  hsl(168, 90%, 45%)  Caribbean Green