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#af2bdf ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#af2bdf 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 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.52% cyan, 80.72% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 284°, with 73.77% saturation and 52.16% 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 4.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.29.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1617

Complementary

  1. #af2bdf
  2. #5bdf2b

Split complementary

  1. #af2bdf
  2. #b5df2b
  3. #2bdf55

Analogous

  1. #552bdf
  2. #af2bdf
  3. #df2bb5

Triadic

  1. #af2bdf
  2. #dfaf2b
  3. #2bdfaf

Tetradic

  1. #af2bdf
  2. #df2b5b
  3. #5bdf2b
  4. #2bdfaf

Square

  1. #af2bdf
  2. #df552b
  3. #5bdf2b
  4. #2bb5df

Monochromatic

  1. #4c0f62
  2. #7f19a5
  3. #af2bdf
  4. #c86de9
  5. #e1b0f3

Shades

#af2bdf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #af2bdf
  2. #9e27c9
  3. #8c22b2
  4. #7b1e9c
  5. #691a86
  6. #581670
  7. #461159
  8. #350d43
  9. #23092d
  10. #120416
  11. #000000

Tints

#af2bdf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #af2bdf
  2. #b740e2
  3. #bf55e5
  4. #c76be9
  5. #cf80ec
  6. #d795ef
  7. #dfaaf2
  8. #e7bff5
  9. #efd5f9
  10. #f7eafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#af2bdf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #af2bdf
  2. #aa34d6
  3. #a63ccc
  4. #a145c3
  5. #9c4db9
  6. #9856b0
  7. #935ea6
  8. #8e679d
  9. #896f93
  10. #85788a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e5ca8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069e4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1a73db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aa5887 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6757e2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #755edd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ac4ab1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-af2bdf {
  color: #af2bdf;
}
Background
.bg-af2bdf {
  background-color: #af2bdf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-af2bdf {
  border: 2px solid #af2bdf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #af2bdf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 43 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 74% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-af2bdf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #af2bdf, #df2bb5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-af2bdf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 43 223 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.29 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.31 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.60 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.67 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.23 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.65 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.12 #50d420 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#af2bdf  rgb(175, 43, 223)  hsl(284, 74%, 52%)  Electric Purple
#5bdf2b  rgb(91, 223, 43)  hsl(104, 74%, 52%)  Lime Green
#dfaf2b  rgb(223, 175, 43)  hsl(44, 74%, 52%)  Meat Brown
#2bdfaf  rgb(43, 223, 175)  hsl(164, 74%, 52%)  Caribbean Green