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#AF2CCD

#af2ccd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#af2ccd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.63% cyan, 78.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 288.82°, with 64.66% saturation and 48.82% 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 5.17:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.95.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1532

Complementary

  1. #af2ccd
  2. #4acd2c

Split complementary

  1. #af2ccd
  2. #9acd2c
  3. #2ccd5e

Analogous

  1. #5e2ccd
  2. #af2ccd
  3. #cd2c9a

Triadic

  1. #af2ccd
  2. #cdaf2c
  3. #2ccdaf

Tetradic

  1. #af2ccd
  2. #cd2c4a
  3. #4acd2c
  4. #2ccdaf

Square

  1. #af2ccd
  2. #cd5e2c
  3. #4acd2c
  4. #2c9acd

Monochromatic

  1. #43114f
  2. #791e8e
  3. #af2ccd
  4. #c867de
  5. #dfa6ec

Shades

#af2ccd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #af2ccd
  2. #9e28b9
  3. #8c23a4
  4. #7b1f90
  5. #691a7b
  6. #581667
  7. #461252
  8. #350d3e
  9. #230929
  10. #120415
  11. #000000

Tints

#af2ccd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #af2ccd
  2. #b741d2
  3. #bf56d7
  4. #c76bdc
  5. #cf80e1
  6. #d796e6
  7. #dfabeb
  8. #e7c0f0
  9. #efd5f5
  10. #f7eafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#af2ccd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #af2ccd
  2. #aa34c5
  3. #a63dbe
  4. #a145b6
  5. #9c4eae
  6. #9856a7
  7. #935e9f
  8. #8e6797
  9. #896f8f
  10. #857888
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c5a9d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3871ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #af507d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d54d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a5dcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #af44a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-af2ccd {
  color: #af2ccd;
}
Background
.bg-af2ccd {
  background-color: #af2ccd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-af2ccd {
  border: 2px solid #af2ccd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #af2ccd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 44 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 65% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-af2ccd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #af2ccd, #cd2c9a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-af2ccd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 44 205 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.95 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.57 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.91 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.18 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.62 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.68 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.21 #50d332 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#af2ccd  rgb(175, 44, 205)  hsl(289, 65%, 49%)  Dark Orchid
#4acd2c  rgb(74, 205, 44)  hsl(109, 65%, 49%)  Lime Green
#cdaf2c  rgb(205, 175, 44)  hsl(49, 65%, 49%)  Old Gold
#2ccdaf  rgb(44, 205, 175)  hsl(169, 65%, 49%)  Medium Aquamarine