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#AF28DA

#af28da ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#af28da is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 15.69% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.72% cyan, 81.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 285.51°, with 70.63% saturation and 50.59% 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 5.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.91.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1569

Complementary

  1. #af28da
  2. #53da28

Split complementary

  1. #af28da
  2. #acda28
  3. #28da56

Analogous

  1. #5628da
  2. #af28da
  3. #da28ac

Triadic

  1. #af28da
  2. #daaf28
  3. #28daaf

Tetradic

  1. #af28da
  2. #da2853
  3. #53da28
  4. #28daaf

Square

  1. #af28da
  2. #da5628
  3. #53da28
  4. #28acda

Monochromatic

  1. #480f5a
  2. #7c1b9b
  3. #af28da
  4. #c769e5
  5. #e0abf0

Shades

#af28da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #af28da
  2. #9e24c4
  3. #8c20ae
  4. #7b1c99
  5. #691883
  6. #58146d
  7. #461057
  8. #350c41
  9. #23082c
  10. #120416
  11. #000000

Tints

#af28da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #af28da
  2. #b73ede
  3. #bf53e1
  4. #c769e5
  5. #cf7ee9
  6. #d794ed
  7. #dfa9f0
  8. #e7bff4
  9. #efd4f8
  10. #f7eafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#af28da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #af28da
  2. #aa31d1
  3. #a63ac8
  4. #a142bf
  5. #9c4bb6
  6. #9854ad
  7. #935da4
  8. #8e669b
  9. #896e92
  10. #857789
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d5aa5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2272d6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ac5484 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6854dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #765dd8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ad47ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-af28da {
  color: #af28da;
}
Background
.bg-af28da {
  background-color: #af28da;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-af28da {
  border: 2px solid #af28da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #af28da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 40 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 71% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-af28da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #af28da, #da28ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-af28da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 40 218 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.91 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.95 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.94 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.70 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.81 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.84 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.23 #50d725 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#af28da  rgb(175, 40, 218)  hsl(286, 71%, 51%)  Dark Orchid
#53da28  rgb(83, 218, 40)  hsl(106, 71%, 51%)  Lime Green
#daaf28  rgb(218, 175, 40)  hsl(46, 71%, 51%)  Metallic Gold
#28daaf  rgb(40, 218, 175)  hsl(166, 71%, 51%)  Caribbean Green