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#AF2BDB

#af2bdb ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#af2bdb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 16.86% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.09% cyan, 80.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 285°, with 70.97% saturation and 51.37% 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 5.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.07.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1596

Complementary

  1. #af2bdb
  2. #57db2b

Split complementary

  1. #af2bdb
  2. #afdb2b
  3. #2bdb57

Analogous

  1. #572bdb
  2. #af2bdb
  3. #db2baf

Triadic

  1. #af2bdb
  2. #dbaf2b
  3. #2bdbaf

Tetradic

  1. #af2bdb
  2. #db2b57
  3. #57db2b
  4. #2bdbaf

Square

  1. #af2bdb
  2. #db572b
  3. #57db2b
  4. #2bafdb

Monochromatic

  1. #4a105d
  2. #7e1b9f
  3. #af2bdb
  4. #c86ce6
  5. #e0aef1

Shades

#af2bdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #af2bdb
  2. #9e27c5
  3. #8c22af
  4. #7b1e99
  5. #691a83
  6. #58166e
  7. #461158
  8. #350d42
  9. #23092c
  10. #120416
  11. #000000

Tints

#af2bdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #af2bdb
  2. #b740df
  3. #bf55e2
  4. #c76be6
  5. #cf80e9
  6. #d795ed
  7. #dfaaf1
  8. #e7bff4
  9. #efd5f8
  10. #f7eafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#af2bdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #af2bdb
  2. #aa34d2
  3. #a63cc9
  4. #a145c0
  5. #9c4db7
  6. #9856ae
  7. #935ea4
  8. #8e679b
  9. #896f92
  10. #857889
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d5ba6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2373d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ab5685 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6856de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #765ed9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ad49ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-af2bdb {
  color: #af2bdb;
}
Background
.bg-af2bdb {
  background-color: #af2bdb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-af2bdb {
  border: 2px solid #af2bdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #af2bdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 43 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 71% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-af2bdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #af2bdb, #db2baf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-af2bdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 43 219 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.07 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.77 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.98 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.79 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.10 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.93 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.11 #50d424 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#af2bdb  rgb(175, 43, 219)  hsl(285, 71%, 51%)  Dark Orchid
#57db2b  rgb(87, 219, 43)  hsl(105, 71%, 51%)  Lime Green
#dbaf2b  rgb(219, 175, 43)  hsl(45, 71%, 51%)  Metallic Gold
#2bdbaf  rgb(43, 219, 175)  hsl(165, 71%, 51%)  Caribbean Green