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#AF23EF

#af23ef ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#af23ef is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 13.73% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.78% cyan, 85.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 281.18°, with 86.44% saturation and 53.73% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 4.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.88.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.1655

Complementary

  1. #af23ef
  2. #63ef23

Split complementary

  1. #af23ef
  2. #c9ef23
  3. #23ef49

Analogous

  1. #4923ef
  2. #af23ef
  3. #ef23c9

Triadic

  1. #af23ef
  2. #efaf23
  3. #23efaf

Tetradic

  1. #af23ef
  2. #ef2363
  3. #63ef23
  4. #23efaf

Square

  1. #af23ef
  2. #ef4923
  3. #63ef23
  4. #23c9ef

Monochromatic

  1. #500871
  2. #830db8
  3. #af23ef
  4. #c96af4
  5. #e3b2f9

Shades

#af23ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #af23ef
  2. #9e20d7
  3. #8c1cbf
  4. #7b19a7
  5. #69158f
  6. #581278
  7. #460e60
  8. #350b48
  9. #230730
  10. #120418
  11. #000000

Tints

#af23ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #af23ef
  2. #b739f1
  3. #bf4ff2
  4. #c765f4
  5. #cf7bf5
  6. #d791f7
  7. #dfa7f9
  8. #e7bdfa
  9. #efd3fc
  10. #f7e9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#af23ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #af23ef
  2. #aa2ce4
  3. #a636d9
  4. #a13fce
  5. #9c48c3
  6. #9852b8
  7. #935bac
  8. #8e64a1
  9. #896d96
  10. #85778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e5cb2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bf4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0073eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a65d8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5f57f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e5ded ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aa4cbd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-af23ef {
  color: #af23ef;
}
Background
.bg-af23ef {
  background-color: #af23ef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-af23ef {
  border: 2px solid #af23ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #af23ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 35 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 86% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-af23ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #af23ef, #ef23c9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-af23ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 35 239 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.88 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.08 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.46 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.35 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.45 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.56 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.09 #50dc10 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#af23ef  rgb(175, 35, 239)  hsl(281, 86%, 54%)  Electric Purple
#63ef23  rgb(99, 239, 35)  hsl(101, 86%, 54%)  Harlequin
#efaf23  rgb(239, 175, 35)  hsl(41, 86%, 54%)  Goldenrod
#23efaf  rgb(35, 239, 175)  hsl(161, 86%, 54%)  Medium Spring Green