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#AF33DC

#af33dc ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#af33dc 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 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.45% cyan, 76.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 284.02°, with 70.71% saturation and 53.14% 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 4.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.6.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1665

Complementary

  1. #af33dc
  2. #60dc33

Split complementary

  1. #af33dc
  2. #b5dc33
  3. #33dc5b

Analogous

  1. #5b33dc
  2. #af33dc
  3. #dc33b5

Triadic

  1. #af33dc
  2. #dcaf33
  3. #33dcaf

Tetradic

  1. #af33dc
  2. #dc3360
  3. #60dc33
  4. #33dcaf

Square

  1. #af33dc
  2. #dc5b33
  3. #60dc33
  4. #33b5dc

Monochromatic

  1. #4f1165
  2. #811ca6
  3. #af33dc
  4. #c974e7
  5. #e2b6f2

Shades

#af33dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #af33dc
  2. #9e2ec6
  3. #8c29b0
  4. #7b249a
  5. #691f84
  6. #581a6e
  7. #461458
  8. #350f42
  9. #230a2c
  10. #120516
  11. #000000

Tints

#af33dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #af33dc
  2. #b747e0
  3. #bf5ce3
  4. #c770e7
  5. #cf85ea
  6. #d799ee
  7. #dfadf1
  8. #e7c2f5
  9. #efd6f8
  10. #f7ebfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#af33dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #af33dc
  2. #aa3bd3
  3. #a642ca
  4. #a14ac0
  5. #9c52b7
  6. #985aae
  7. #9361a5
  8. #8e699c
  9. #897192
  10. #857889
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e5ea7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006be1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2a75d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ab5a87 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a59df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7761da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ad4db0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-af33dc {
  color: #af33dc;
}
Background
.bg-af33dc {
  background-color: #af33dc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-af33dc {
  border: 2px solid #af33dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #af33dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 51 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 71% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-af33dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #af33dc, #dc33b5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-af33dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 51 220 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.60 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.61 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.39 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.19 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.26 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.95 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.96 #50cc23 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#af33dc  rgb(175, 51, 220)  hsl(284, 71%, 53%)  Dark Orchid
#60dc33  rgb(96, 220, 51)  hsl(104, 71%, 53%)  Lime Green
#dcaf33  rgb(220, 175, 51)  hsl(44, 71%, 53%)  Meat Brown
#33dcaf  rgb(51, 220, 175)  hsl(164, 71%, 53%)  Caribbean Green