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#AF16BB

#af16bb ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#af16bb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 8.63% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.42% cyan, 88.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 295.64°, with 78.95% saturation and 40.98% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.33.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1328

Complementary

  1. #af16bb
  2. #22bb16

Split complementary

  1. #af16bb
  2. #74bb16
  3. #16bb5d

Analogous

  1. #5d16bb
  2. #af16bb
  3. #bb1674

Triadic

  1. #af16bb
  2. #bbaf16
  3. #16bbaf

Tetradic

  1. #af16bb
  2. #bb1622
  3. #22bb16
  4. #16bbaf

Square

  1. #af16bb
  2. #bb5d16
  3. #22bb16
  4. #1674bb

Monochromatic

  1. #2f0632
  2. #6f0e77
  3. #af16bb
  4. #da36e7
  5. #e77bef

Shades

#af16bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #af16bb
  2. #9e14a8
  3. #8c1296
  4. #7b0f83
  5. #690d70
  6. #580b5e
  7. #46094b
  8. #350738
  9. #230425
  10. #120213
  11. #000000

Tints

#af16bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #af16bb
  2. #b72dc2
  3. #bf45c9
  4. #c75ccf
  5. #cf73d6
  6. #d78bdd
  7. #dfa2e4
  8. #e7b9eb
  9. #efd0f1
  10. #f7e8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#af16bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #af16bb
  2. #aa21b5
  3. #a62baf
  4. #a136a9
  5. #9c40a3
  6. #984b9e
  7. #935698
  8. #8e6092
  9. #896b8c
  10. #857586
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #895190 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bbf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #406cb8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b33d6f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e49bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c56b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b13293 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-af16bb {
  color: #af16bb;
}
Background
.bg-af16bb {
  background-color: #af16bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-af16bb {
  border: 2px solid #af16bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #af16bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 22 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 79% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-af16bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #af16bb, #bb1674);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-af16bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 22 187 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.33 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.02 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.57 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.15 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.57 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.75 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 9.75 #50e944 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#af16bb  rgb(175, 22, 187)  hsl(296, 79%, 41%)  Dark Orchid
#22bb16  rgb(34, 187, 22)  hsl(116, 79%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#bbaf16  rgb(187, 175, 22)  hsl(56, 79%, 41%)  Old Gold
#16bbaf  rgb(22, 187, 175)  hsl(176, 79%, 41%)  Tiffany Blue