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#AF2CC2

#af2cc2 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#af2cc2 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 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.79% cyan, 77.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 292.4°, with 63.03% saturation and 46.67% 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 5.3:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.65.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1481

Complementary

  1. #af2cc2
  2. #3fc22c

Split complementary

  1. #af2cc2
  2. #8ac22c
  3. #2cc264

Analogous

  1. #642cc2
  2. #af2cc2
  3. #c22c8a

Triadic

  1. #af2cc2
  2. #c2af2c
  3. #2cc2af

Tetradic

  1. #af2cc2
  2. #c22c3f
  3. #3fc22c
  4. #2cc2af

Square

  1. #af2cc2
  2. #c2642c
  3. #3fc22c
  4. #2c8ac2

Monochromatic

  1. #3f1045
  2. #771e84
  3. #af2cc2
  4. #cb60db
  5. #e09ee9

Shades

#af2cc2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #af2cc2
  2. #9e28af
  3. #8c239b
  4. #7b1f88
  5. #691a74
  6. #581661
  7. #46124e
  8. #350d3a
  9. #230927
  10. #120413
  11. #000000

Tints

#af2cc2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #af2cc2
  2. #b741c8
  3. #bf56ce
  4. #c76bd4
  5. #cf80da
  6. #d796e1
  7. #dfabe7
  8. #e7c0ed
  9. #efd5f3
  10. #f7eaf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#af2cc2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #af2cc2
  2. #aa34bb
  3. #a63db5
  4. #a145ae
  5. #9c4ea8
  6. #9856a1
  7. #935e9a
  8. #8e6794
  9. #896f8d
  10. #857887
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c5996 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062c6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4370bf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b14b77 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f52c4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d5cc0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b0409b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-af2cc2 {
  color: #af2cc2;
}
Background
.bg-af2cc2 {
  background-color: #af2cc2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-af2cc2 {
  border: 2px solid #af2cc2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #af2cc2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 44 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 292 63% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-af2cc2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #af2cc2, #c22c8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-af2cc2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 44 194 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.65 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.21 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.68 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.13 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.68 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.74 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.09 #50d33d Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#af2cc2  rgb(175, 44, 194)  hsl(292, 63%, 47%)  Dark Orchid
#3fc22c  rgb(63, 194, 44)  hsl(112, 63%, 47%)  Kelly Green
#c2af2c  rgb(194, 175, 44)  hsl(52, 63%, 47%)  Old Gold
#2cc2af  rgb(44, 194, 175)  hsl(172, 63%, 47%)  Tiffany Blue