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#AF29DF

#af29df ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#af29df is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 16.08% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.52% cyan, 81.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 284.18°, with 73.98% saturation and 51.76% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.23.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1603

Complementary

  1. #af29df
  2. #59df29

Split complementary

  1. #af29df
  2. #b4df29
  3. #29df54

Analogous

  1. #5429df
  2. #af29df
  3. #df29b4

Triadic

  1. #af29df
  2. #dfaf29
  3. #29dfaf

Tetradic

  1. #af29df
  2. #df2959
  3. #59df29
  4. #29dfaf

Square

  1. #af29df
  2. #df5429
  3. #59df29
  4. #29b4df

Monochromatic

  1. #4b0e61
  2. #7f18a3
  3. #af29df
  4. #c86ce9
  5. #e1aef3

Shades

#af29df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #af29df
  2. #9e25c9
  3. #8c21b2
  4. #7b1d9c
  5. #691986
  6. #581570
  7. #461059
  8. #350c43
  9. #23082d
  10. #120416
  11. #000000

Tints

#af29df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #af29df
  2. #b73ee2
  3. #bf54e5
  4. #c769e9
  5. #cf7fec
  6. #d794ef
  7. #dfa9f2
  8. #e7bff5
  9. #efd4f9
  10. #f7eafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#af29df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #af29df
  2. #aa32d6
  3. #a63acc
  4. #a143c3
  5. #9c4cb9
  6. #9855b0
  7. #935da6
  8. #8e669d
  9. #896f93
  10. #85778a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d5ba8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068e4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1773db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ab5787 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6656e2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #755edd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ac49b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-af29df {
  color: #af29df;
}
Background
.bg-af29df {
  background-color: #af29df;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-af29df {
  border: 2px solid #af29df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #af29df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 41 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 74% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-af29df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #af29df, #df29b4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-af29df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 41 223 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.23 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.33 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.50 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.57 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.05 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.53 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.33 #50d620 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#af29df  rgb(175, 41, 223)  hsl(284, 74%, 52%)  Dark Orchid
#59df29  rgb(89, 223, 41)  hsl(104, 74%, 52%)  Lime Green
#dfaf29  rgb(223, 175, 41)  hsl(44, 74%, 52%)  Meat Brown
#29dfaf  rgb(41, 223, 175)  hsl(164, 74%, 52%)  Caribbean Green