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#AF36DC

#af36dc ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#af36dc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 21.18% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.45% cyan, 75.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 283.73°, with 70.34% saturation and 53.73% 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 4.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.65.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1692

Complementary

  1. #af36dc
  2. #63dc36

Split complementary

  1. #af36dc
  2. #b6dc36
  3. #36dc5c

Analogous

  1. #5c36dc
  2. #af36dc
  3. #dc36b6

Triadic

  1. #af36dc
  2. #dcaf36
  3. #36dcaf

Tetradic

  1. #af36dc
  2. #dc3663
  3. #63dc36
  4. #36dcaf

Square

  1. #af36dc
  2. #dc5c36
  3. #63dc36
  4. #36b6dc

Monochromatic

  1. #501267
  2. #831da8
  3. #af36dc
  4. #c977e7
  5. #e3b8f3

Shades

#af36dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #af36dc
  2. #9e31c6
  3. #8c2bb0
  4. #7b269a
  5. #692084
  6. #581b6e
  7. #461658
  8. #351042
  9. #230b2c
  10. #120516
  11. #000000

Tints

#af36dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #af36dc
  2. #b74ae0
  3. #bf5ee3
  4. #c772e7
  5. #cf86ea
  6. #d79bee
  7. #dfaff1
  8. #e7c3f5
  9. #efd7f8
  10. #f7ebfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#af36dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #af36dc
  2. #aa3dd3
  3. #a645ca
  4. #a14cc0
  5. #9c54b7
  6. #985bae
  7. #9362a5
  8. #8e6a9c
  9. #897192
  10. #857989
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f60a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ce1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2d75d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ab5c88 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b5bdf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7862da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ad4fb0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-af36dc {
  color: #af36dc;
}
Background
.bg-af36dc {
  background-color: #af36dc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-af36dc {
  border: 2px solid #af36dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #af36dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 54 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 70% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-af36dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #af36dc, #dc36b6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-af36dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 54 220 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.65 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.85 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.64 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.81 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.49 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.85 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.31 #50c923 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#af36dc  rgb(175, 54, 220)  hsl(284, 70%, 54%)  Electric Purple
#63dc36  rgb(99, 220, 54)  hsl(104, 70%, 54%)  Lime Green
#dcaf36  rgb(220, 175, 54)  hsl(44, 70%, 54%)  Meat Brown
#36dcaf  rgb(54, 220, 175)  hsl(164, 70%, 54%)  Caribbean Green