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#AF2EDE

#af2ede ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#af2ede is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 18.04% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.17% cyan, 79.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 283.98°, with 72.73% saturation and 52.55% 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 4.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.37.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1634

Complementary

  1. #af2ede
  2. #5dde2e

Split complementary

  1. #af2ede
  2. #b5de2e
  3. #2ede57

Analogous

  1. #572ede
  2. #af2ede
  3. #de2eb5

Triadic

  1. #af2ede
  2. #deaf2e
  3. #2edeaf

Tetradic

  1. #af2ede
  2. #de2e5d
  3. #5dde2e
  4. #2edeaf

Square

  1. #af2ede
  2. #de572e
  3. #5dde2e
  4. #2eb5de

Monochromatic

  1. #4d1063
  2. #801aa5
  3. #af2ede
  4. #c870e8
  5. #e2b2f3

Shades

#af2ede mixed progressively with black.

  1. #af2ede
  2. #9e29c8
  3. #8c25b2
  4. #7b209b
  5. #691c85
  6. #58176f
  7. #461259
  8. #350e43
  9. #23092c
  10. #120516
  11. #000000

Tints

#af2ede mixed progressively with white.

  1. #af2ede
  2. #b743e1
  3. #bf58e5
  4. #c76de8
  5. #cf82eb
  6. #d797ef
  7. #dfabf2
  8. #e7c0f5
  9. #efd5f8
  10. #f7eafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#af2ede mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #af2ede
  2. #aa36d5
  3. #a63ecb
  4. #a147c2
  5. #9c4fb8
  6. #9857af
  7. #935fa6
  8. #8e679c
  9. #897093
  10. #857889
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e5da8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ae3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2074da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ab5987 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6858e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #765fdc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ac4bb1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-af2ede {
  color: #af2ede;
}
Background
.bg-af2ede {
  background-color: #af2ede;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-af2ede {
  border: 2px solid #af2ede;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #af2ede;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 46 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 73% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-af2ede {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #af2ede, #de2eb5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-af2ede {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 46 222 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.37 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.40 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.87 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.87 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.48 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.79 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.91 #50d121 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#af2ede  rgb(175, 46, 222)  hsl(284, 73%, 53%)  Electric Purple
#5dde2e  rgb(93, 222, 46)  hsl(104, 73%, 53%)  Lime Green
#deaf2e  rgb(222, 175, 46)  hsl(44, 73%, 53%)  Meat Brown
#2edeaf  rgb(46, 222, 175)  hsl(164, 73%, 53%)  Caribbean Green