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#AF4DDD

#af4ddd ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#af4ddd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 30.2% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.81% cyan, 65.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 280.83°, with 67.92% saturation and 58.43% 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 4.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.72.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1964

Complementary

  1. #af4ddd
  2. #7bdd4d

Split complementary

  1. #af4ddd
  2. #c3dd4d
  3. #4ddd67

Analogous

  1. #674ddd
  2. #af4ddd
  3. #dd4dc3

Triadic

  1. #af4ddd
  2. #ddaf4d
  3. #4dddaf

Tetradic

  1. #af4ddd
  2. #dd4d7b
  3. #7bdd4d
  4. #4dddaf

Square

  1. #af4ddd
  2. #dd674d
  3. #7bdd4d
  4. #4dc3dd

Monochromatic

  1. #5a177a
  2. #8a24ba
  3. #af4ddd
  4. #cc8de9
  5. #e9cdf6

Shades

#af4ddd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #af4ddd
  2. #9e45c7
  3. #8c3eb1
  4. #7b369b
  5. #692e85
  6. #58276f
  7. #461f58
  8. #351742
  9. #230f2c
  10. #120816
  11. #000000

Tints

#af4ddd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #af4ddd
  2. #b75fe0
  3. #bf71e4
  4. #c782e7
  5. #cf94eb
  6. #d7a6ee
  7. #dfb8f1
  8. #e7caf5
  9. #efdbf8
  10. #f7edfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#af4ddd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #af4ddd
  2. #aa52d4
  3. #a657ca
  4. #a15cc1
  5. #9c61b8
  6. #9867af
  7. #936ca5
  8. #8e719c
  9. #897693
  10. #857b89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #926bab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0075e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #437dda ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aa698f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7268e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d6ddb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ac5fb3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-af4ddd {
  color: #af4ddd;
}
Background
.bg-af4ddd {
  background-color: #af4ddd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-af4ddd {
  border: 2px solid #af4ddd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #af4ddd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 77 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 68% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-af4ddd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #af4ddd, #dd4dc3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-af4ddd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 77 221 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.72 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.44 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.57 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.96 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.97 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.47 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.51 #50b222 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#af4ddd  rgb(175, 77, 221)  hsl(281, 68%, 58%)  Medium Orchid
#7bdd4d  rgb(123, 221, 77)  hsl(101, 68%, 58%)  Pastel Green
#ddaf4d  rgb(221, 175, 77)  hsl(41, 68%, 58%)  Meat Brown
#4dddaf  rgb(77, 221, 175)  hsl(161, 68%, 58%)  Medium Aquamarine