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#AF4AD2

#af4ad2 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#af4ad2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 29.02% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.67% cyan, 64.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 284.56°, with 60.18% saturation and 55.69% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.65.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1866

Complementary

  1. #af4ad2
  2. #6dd24a

Split complementary

  1. #af4ad2
  2. #b1d24a
  3. #4ad26b

Analogous

  1. #6b4ad2
  2. #af4ad2
  3. #d24ab1

Triadic

  1. #af4ad2
  2. #d2af4a
  3. #4ad2af

Tetradic

  1. #af4ad2
  2. #d24a6d
  3. #6dd24a
  4. #4ad2af

Square

  1. #af4ad2
  2. #d26b4a
  3. #6dd24a
  4. #4ab1d2

Monochromatic

  1. #551a69
  2. #8629a6
  3. #af4ad2
  4. #ca87e1
  5. #e5c5f0

Shades

#af4ad2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #af4ad2
  2. #9e43bd
  3. #8c3ba8
  4. #7b3493
  5. #692c7e
  6. #582569
  7. #461e54
  8. #35163f
  9. #230f2a
  10. #120715
  11. #000000

Tints

#af4ad2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #af4ad2
  2. #b75cd7
  3. #bf6edb
  4. #c780e0
  5. #cf92e4
  6. #d7a5e9
  7. #dfb7ed
  8. #e7c9f2
  9. #efdbf6
  10. #f7edfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#af4ad2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #af4ad2
  2. #aa4fca
  3. #a655c2
  4. #a15ab9
  5. #9c60b1
  6. #9865a9
  7. #936aa1
  8. #8e7099
  9. #897590
  10. #857b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9168a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1072d6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4b7bcf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ad6388 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7464d4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f6ad0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ae5aab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-af4ad2 {
  color: #af4ad2;
}
Background
.bg-af4ad2 {
  background-color: #af4ad2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-af4ad2 {
  border: 2px solid #af4ad2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #af4ad2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 74 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 60% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-af4ad2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #af4ad2, #d24ab1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-af4ad2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 74 210 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.65 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.40 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.02 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.04 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.11 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.80 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.17 #50b52d Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#af4ad2  rgb(175, 74, 210)  hsl(285, 60%, 56%)  Medium Orchid
#6dd24a  rgb(109, 210, 74)  hsl(105, 60%, 56%)  Lime Green
#d2af4a  rgb(210, 175, 74)  hsl(45, 60%, 56%)  Metallic Gold
#4ad2af  rgb(74, 210, 175)  hsl(165, 60%, 56%)  Medium Aquamarine