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#AF44CD

#af44cd ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#af44cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 26.67% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.63% cyan, 66.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 286.86°, with 57.81% saturation and 53.53% 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 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.71.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1766

Complementary

  1. #af44cd
  2. #62cd44

Split complementary

  1. #af44cd
  2. #a7cd44
  3. #44cd6a

Analogous

  1. #6a44cd
  2. #af44cd
  3. #cd44a7

Triadic

  1. #af44cd
  2. #cdaf44
  3. #44cdaf

Tetradic

  1. #af44cd
  2. #cd4462
  3. #62cd44
  4. #44cdaf

Square

  1. #af44cd
  2. #cd6a44
  3. #62cd44
  4. #44a7cd

Monochromatic

  1. #4f195f
  2. #82299b
  3. #af44cd
  4. #c980dd
  5. #e3bded

Shades

#af44cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #af44cd
  2. #9e3db9
  3. #8c36a4
  4. #7b3090
  5. #69297b
  6. #582267
  7. #461b52
  8. #35143e
  9. #230e29
  10. #120715
  11. #000000

Tints

#af44cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #af44cd
  2. #b757d2
  3. #bf69d7
  4. #c77cdc
  5. #cf8fe1
  6. #d7a2e6
  7. #dfb4eb
  8. #e7c7f0
  9. #efdaf5
  10. #f7ecfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#af44cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #af44cd
  2. #aa4ac5
  3. #a650be
  4. #a156b6
  5. #9c5cae
  6. #9862a7
  7. #93689f
  8. #8e6e97
  9. #89748f
  10. #857a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9065a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #036ed1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4a78ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ae5d83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7360cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f67cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #af54a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-af44cd {
  color: #af44cd;
}
Background
.bg-af44cd {
  background-color: #af44cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-af44cd {
  border: 2px solid #af44cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #af44cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 68 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 58% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-af44cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #af44cd, #cd44a7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-af44cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 68 205 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.71 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.73 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.17 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.08 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.06 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.48 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.64 #50bb32 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#af44cd  rgb(175, 68, 205)  hsl(287, 58%, 54%)  Medium Orchid
#62cd44  rgb(98, 205, 68)  hsl(107, 58%, 54%)  Lime Green
#cdaf44  rgb(205, 175, 68)  hsl(47, 58%, 54%)  Metallic Gold
#44cdaf  rgb(68, 205, 175)  hsl(167, 58%, 54%)  Medium Aquamarine