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#AF3BDA

#af3bda ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#af3bda is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 23.14% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.72% cyan, 72.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 283.77°, with 68.24% saturation and 54.31% 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 4.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 5.03.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.173

Complementary

  1. #af3bda
  2. #66da3b

Split complementary

  1. #af3bda
  2. #b6da3b
  3. #3bda5f

Analogous

  1. #5f3bda
  2. #af3bda
  3. #da3bb6

Triadic

  1. #af3bda
  2. #daaf3b
  3. #3bdaaf

Tetradic

  1. #af3bda
  2. #da3b66
  3. #66da3b
  4. #3bdaaf

Square

  1. #af3bda
  2. #da5f3b
  3. #66da3b
  4. #3bb6da

Monochromatic

  1. #511468
  2. #8420a9
  3. #af3bda
  4. #c97be6
  5. #e4bcf2

Shades

#af3bda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #af3bda
  2. #9e35c4
  3. #8c2fae
  4. #7b2999
  5. #692383
  6. #581e6d
  7. #461857
  8. #351241
  9. #230c2c
  10. #120616
  11. #000000

Tints

#af3bda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #af3bda
  2. #b74fde
  3. #bf62e1
  4. #c776e5
  5. #cf89e9
  6. #d79ded
  7. #dfb1f0
  8. #e7c4f4
  9. #efd8f8
  10. #f7ebfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#af3bda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #af3bda
  2. #aa42d1
  3. #a649c8
  4. #a150bf
  5. #9c57b6
  6. #985ead
  7. #9364a4
  8. #8e6b9b
  9. #897292
  10. #857989
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f62a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006dde ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3576d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ab5d88 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d5ddd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7964d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ad52af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-af3bda {
  color: #af3bda;
}
Background
.bg-af3bda {
  background-color: #af3bda;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-af3bda {
  border: 2px solid #af3bda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #af3bda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 59 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 68% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-af3bda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #af3bda, #da3bb6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-af3bda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 59 218 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.03 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.23 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.10 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.28 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.47 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.01 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.91 #50c425 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#af3bda  rgb(175, 59, 218)  hsl(284, 68%, 54%)  Electric Purple
#66da3b  rgb(102, 218, 59)  hsl(104, 68%, 54%)  Lime Green
#daaf3b  rgb(218, 175, 59)  hsl(44, 68%, 54%)  Metallic Gold
#3bdaaf  rgb(59, 218, 175)  hsl(164, 68%, 54%)  Caribbean Green