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#AF33CF

#af33cf ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#af33cf is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 20% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.46% cyan, 75.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 287.69°, with 61.9% saturation and 50.59% 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 5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.29.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1599

Complementary

  1. #af33cf
  2. #53cf33

Split complementary

  1. #af33cf
  2. #a1cf33
  3. #33cf61

Analogous

  1. #6133cf
  2. #af33cf
  3. #cf33a1

Triadic

  1. #af33cf
  2. #cfaf33
  3. #33cfaf

Tetradic

  1. #af33cf
  2. #cf3353
  3. #53cf33
  4. #33cfaf

Square

  1. #af33cf
  2. #cf6133
  3. #53cf33
  4. #33a1cf

Monochromatic

  1. #481455
  2. #7c2393
  3. #af33cf
  4. #c771de
  5. #e0afec

Shades

#af33cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #af33cf
  2. #9e2eba
  3. #8c29a6
  4. #7b2491
  5. #691f7c
  6. #581a68
  7. #461453
  8. #350f3e
  9. #230a29
  10. #120515
  11. #000000

Tints

#af33cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #af33cf
  2. #b747d4
  3. #bf5cd9
  4. #c770dd
  5. #cf85e2
  6. #d799e7
  7. #dfadec
  8. #e7c2f1
  9. #efd6f5
  10. #f7ebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#af33cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #af33cf
  2. #aa3bc7
  3. #a642bf
  4. #a14ab7
  5. #9c52af
  6. #985aa8
  7. #9361a0
  8. #8e6998
  9. #897190
  10. #857888
  11. #808080

Readable text 5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d5d9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067d3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3b73cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ae5480 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e57d2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b60cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ae49a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-af33cf {
  color: #af33cf;
}
Background
.bg-af33cf {
  background-color: #af33cf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-af33cf {
  border: 2px solid #af33cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #af33cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 51 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 62% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-af33cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #af33cf, #cf33a1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-af33cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 51 207 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.29 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.24 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.64 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.27 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.73 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.86 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.91 #50cc30 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#af33cf  rgb(175, 51, 207)  hsl(288, 62%, 51%)  Dark Orchid
#53cf33  rgb(83, 207, 51)  hsl(108, 62%, 51%)  Lime Green
#cfaf33  rgb(207, 175, 51)  hsl(48, 62%, 51%)  Metallic Gold
#33cfaf  rgb(51, 207, 175)  hsl(168, 62%, 51%)  Medium Aquamarine