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#AF4E8E

#af4e8e ≈ Mulberry

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#af4e8e is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 30.59% green and 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 55.43% magenta, 18.86% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 320.41°, with 38.34% saturation and 49.61% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mulberry (#c54b8c), ΔE 4.85.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1652

Complementary

  1. #af4e8e
  2. #4eaf6f

Split complementary

  1. #af4e8e
  2. #5eaf4e
  3. #4eafa0

Analogous

  1. #a04eaf
  2. #af4e8e
  3. #af4e5e

Triadic

  1. #af4e8e
  2. #8eaf4e
  3. #4e8eaf

Tetradic

  1. #af4e8e
  2. #af6f4e
  3. #4eaf6f
  4. #4e8eaf

Square

  1. #af4e8e
  2. #afa04e
  3. #4eaf6f
  4. #4e5eaf

Monochromatic

  1. #451f38
  2. #7a3663
  3. #af4e8e
  4. #c782b0
  5. #dfb7d1

Shades

#af4e8e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #af4e8e
  2. #9e4680
  3. #8c3e72
  4. #7b3763
  5. #692f55
  6. #582747
  7. #461f39
  8. #35172b
  9. #23101c
  10. #12080e
  11. #000000

Tints

#af4e8e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #af4e8e
  2. #b76099
  3. #bf71a5
  4. #c783b0
  5. #cf95bb
  6. #d7a7c7
  7. #dfb8d2
  8. #e7cadd
  9. #efdce8
  10. #f7edf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#af4e8e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #af4e8e
  2. #aa538d
  3. #a6588b
  4. #a15d8a
  5. #9c6288
  6. #986787
  7. #936c86
  8. #8e7184
  9. #897683
  10. #857b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e657e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #556790 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #70778c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b94f67 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #835e8f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d698d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b54e79 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-af4e8e {
  color: #af4e8e;
}
Background
.bg-af4e8e {
  background-color: #af4e8e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-af4e8e {
  border: 2px solid #af4e8e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #af4e8e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 78 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 320 38% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-af4e8e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #af4e8e, #af4e5e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-af4e8e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 78 142 / 0.35);
}

#c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 4.85 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.38 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 7.75 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 9.24 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 9.63 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.77 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 11.97 #50b171 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Mulberry
#af4e8e  rgb(175, 78, 142)  hsl(320, 38%, 50%)  Mulberry
#4eaf6f  rgb(78, 175, 111)  hsl(140, 38%, 50%)  Medium Sea Green
#8eaf4e  rgb(142, 175, 78)  hsl(80, 38%, 50%)  Olivine
#4e8eaf  rgb(78, 142, 175)  hsl(200, 38%, 50%)  Air Force Blue