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#AF35DB

#af35db ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#af35db is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 20.78% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.09% cyan, 75.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 284.1°, with 69.75% saturation and 53.33% 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 4.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.71.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1677

Complementary

  1. #af35db
  2. #61db35

Split complementary

  1. #af35db
  2. #b4db35
  3. #35db5c

Analogous

  1. #5c35db
  2. #af35db
  3. #db35b4

Triadic

  1. #af35db
  2. #dbaf35
  3. #35dbaf

Tetradic

  1. #af35db
  2. #db3561
  3. #61db35
  4. #35dbaf

Square

  1. #af35db
  2. #db5c35
  3. #61db35
  4. #35b4db

Monochromatic

  1. #4f1265
  2. #821ea6
  3. #af35db
  4. #c976e7
  5. #e2b7f2

Shades

#af35db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #af35db
  2. #9e30c5
  3. #8c2aaf
  4. #7b2599
  5. #692083
  6. #581b6e
  7. #461558
  8. #351042
  9. #230b2c
  10. #120516
  11. #000000

Tints

#af35db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #af35db
  2. #b749df
  3. #bf5de2
  4. #c772e6
  5. #cf86e9
  6. #d79aed
  7. #dfaef1
  8. #e7c2f4
  9. #efd7f8
  10. #f7ebfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#af35db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #af35db
  2. #aa3dd2
  3. #a644c9
  4. #a14cc0
  5. #9c53b7
  6. #985bae
  7. #9362a4
  8. #8e6a9b
  9. #897192
  10. #857989
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e5fa7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006be0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2d75d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ab5b87 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b5ade ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7861d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ad4eaf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-af35db {
  color: #af35db;
}
Background
.bg-af35db {
  background-color: #af35db;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-af35db {
  border: 2px solid #af35db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #af35db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 53 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 70% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-af35db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #af35db, #db35b4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-af35db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 53 219 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.71 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.75 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.64 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.92 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.44 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.77 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.16 #50ca24 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#af35db  rgb(175, 53, 219)  hsl(284, 70%, 53%)  Dark Orchid
#61db35  rgb(97, 219, 53)  hsl(104, 70%, 53%)  Lime Green
#dbaf35  rgb(219, 175, 53)  hsl(44, 70%, 53%)  Metallic Gold
#35dbaf  rgb(53, 219, 175)  hsl(164, 70%, 53%)  Caribbean Green