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#AF2CBD

#af2cbd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#af2cbd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 17.25% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.41% cyan, 76.72% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 294.21°, with 62.23% saturation and 45.69% 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 5.36:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.16.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1459

Complementary

  1. #af2cbd
  2. #3abd2c

Split complementary

  1. #af2cbd
  2. #83bd2c
  3. #2cbd67

Analogous

  1. #672cbd
  2. #af2cbd
  3. #bd2c83

Triadic

  1. #af2cbd
  2. #bdaf2c
  3. #2cbdaf

Tetradic

  1. #af2cbd
  2. #bd2c3a
  3. #3abd2c
  4. #2cbdaf

Square

  1. #af2cbd
  2. #bd672c
  3. #3abd2c
  4. #2c83bd

Monochromatic

  1. #3c0f41
  2. #761e7f
  3. #af2cbd
  4. #cd5cd9
  5. #e09ae8

Shades

#af2cbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #af2cbd
  2. #9e28aa
  3. #8c2397
  4. #7b1f84
  5. #691a71
  6. #58165f
  7. #46124c
  8. #350d39
  9. #230926
  10. #120413
  11. #000000

Tints

#af2cbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #af2cbd
  2. #b741c4
  3. #bf56ca
  4. #c76bd1
  5. #cf80d7
  6. #d796de
  7. #dfabe5
  8. #e7c0eb
  9. #efd5f2
  10. #f7eaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#af2cbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #af2cbd
  2. #aa34b7
  3. #a63db1
  4. #a145ab
  5. #9c4ea5
  6. #98569f
  7. #935e98
  8. #8e6792
  9. #896f8c
  10. #857886
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b5893 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4770ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b24874 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7151bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e5cbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b13f97 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-af2cbd {
  color: #af2cbd;
}
Background
.bg-af2cbd {
  background-color: #af2cbd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-af2cbd {
  border: 2px solid #af2cbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #af2cbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 44 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 62% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-af2cbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #af2cbd, #bd2c83);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-af2cbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 44 189 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.16 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.01 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.05 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.87 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.98 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.31 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.80 #50d342 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#af2cbd  rgb(175, 44, 189)  hsl(294, 62%, 46%)  Dark Orchid
#3abd2c  rgb(58, 189, 44)  hsl(114, 62%, 46%)  Kelly Green
#bdaf2c  rgb(189, 175, 44)  hsl(54, 62%, 46%)  Old Gold
#2cbdaf  rgb(44, 189, 175)  hsl(174, 62%, 46%)  Tiffany Blue