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#AF18BB

#af18bb ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#af18bb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 9.41% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.42% cyan, 87.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 295.58°, with 77.25% saturation and 41.37% 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 5.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.31.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1336

Complementary

  1. #af18bb
  2. #24bb18

Split complementary

  1. #af18bb
  2. #76bb18
  3. #18bb5d

Analogous

  1. #5d18bb
  2. #af18bb
  3. #bb1876

Triadic

  1. #af18bb
  2. #bbaf18
  3. #18bbaf

Tetradic

  1. #af18bb
  2. #bb1824
  3. #24bb18
  4. #18bbaf

Square

  1. #af18bb
  2. #bb5d18
  3. #24bb18
  4. #1876bb

Monochromatic

  1. #300733
  2. #700f77
  3. #af18bb
  4. #d93ae6
  5. #e67eee

Shades

#af18bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #af18bb
  2. #9e16a8
  3. #8c1396
  4. #7b1183
  5. #690e70
  6. #580c5e
  7. #460a4b
  8. #350738
  9. #230525
  10. #120213
  11. #000000

Tints

#af18bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #af18bb
  2. #b72fc2
  3. #bf46c9
  4. #c75dcf
  5. #cf74d6
  6. #d78cdd
  7. #dfa3e4
  8. #e7baeb
  9. #efd1f1
  10. #f7e8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#af18bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #af18bb
  2. #aa22b5
  3. #a62daf
  4. #a137a9
  5. #9c42a3
  6. #984c9e
  7. #935698
  8. #8e6192
  9. #896b8c
  10. #857686
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #895290 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bbf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #406cb8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b33e6f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e49bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c56b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b13394 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-af18bb {
  color: #af18bb;
}
Background
.bg-af18bb {
  background-color: #af18bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-af18bb {
  border: 2px solid #af18bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #af18bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 24 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 77% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-af18bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #af18bb, #bb1876);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-af18bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 24 187 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.31 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.09 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.45 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.16 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.53 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.76 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 9.83 #50e744 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#af18bb  rgb(175, 24, 187)  hsl(296, 77%, 41%)  Dark Orchid
#24bb18  rgb(36, 187, 24)  hsl(116, 77%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#bbaf18  rgb(187, 175, 24)  hsl(56, 77%, 41%)  Old Gold
#18bbaf  rgb(24, 187, 175)  hsl(176, 77%, 41%)  Tiffany Blue