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#af2cdd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#af2cdd 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 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.81% cyan, 80.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 284.41°, with 72.24% saturation and 51.96% 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 4.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.23.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1614

Complementary

  1. #af2cdd
  2. #5add2c

Split complementary

  1. #af2cdd
  2. #b2dd2c
  3. #2cdd57

Analogous

  1. #572cdd
  2. #af2cdd
  3. #dd2cb2

Triadic

  1. #af2cdd
  2. #ddaf2c
  3. #2cddaf

Tetradic

  1. #af2cdd
  2. #dd2c5a
  3. #5add2c
  4. #2cddaf

Square

  1. #af2cdd
  2. #dd572c
  3. #5add2c
  4. #2cb2dd

Monochromatic

  1. #4b1060
  2. #7f1aa2
  3. #af2cdd
  4. #c86ee8
  5. #e1b0f2

Shades

#af2cdd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #af2cdd
  2. #9e28c7
  3. #8c23b1
  4. #7b1f9b
  5. #691a85
  6. #58166f
  7. #461258
  8. #350d42
  9. #23092c
  10. #120416
  11. #000000

Tints

#af2cdd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #af2cdd
  2. #b741e0
  3. #bf56e4
  4. #c76be7
  5. #cf80eb
  6. #d796ee
  7. #dfabf1
  8. #e7c0f5
  9. #efd5f8
  10. #f7eafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#af2cdd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #af2cdd
  2. #aa34d4
  3. #a63dca
  4. #a145c1
  5. #9c4eb8
  6. #9856af
  7. #935ea5
  8. #8e679c
  9. #896f93
  10. #857889
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d5ca7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2073d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ab5886 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6857e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #765edb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ad4ab0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-af2cdd {
  color: #af2cdd;
}
Background
.bg-af2cdd {
  background-color: #af2cdd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-af2cdd {
  border: 2px solid #af2cdd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #af2cdd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 44 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 72% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-af2cdd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #af2cdd, #dd2cb2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-af2cdd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 44 221 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.23 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.51 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.84 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.78 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.25 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.85 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.01 #50d322 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#af2cdd  rgb(175, 44, 221)  hsl(284, 72%, 52%)  Dark Orchid
#5add2c  rgb(90, 221, 44)  hsl(104, 72%, 52%)  Lime Green
#ddaf2c  rgb(221, 175, 44)  hsl(44, 72%, 52%)  Meat Brown
#2cddaf  rgb(44, 221, 175)  hsl(164, 72%, 52%)  Caribbean Green