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#AF4FCC

#af4fcc ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#af4fcc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 30.98% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.22% cyan, 61.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 286.08°, with 55.07% saturation and 55.49% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 2.91.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1907

Complementary

  1. #af4fcc
  2. #6ccc4f

Split complementary

  1. #af4fcc
  2. #abcc4f
  3. #4fcc70

Analogous

  1. #704fcc
  2. #af4fcc
  3. #cc4fab

Triadic

  1. #af4fcc
  2. #ccaf4f
  3. #4fccaf

Tetradic

  1. #af4fcc
  2. #cc4f6c
  3. #6ccc4f
  4. #4fccaf

Square

  1. #af4fcc
  2. #cc704f
  3. #6ccc4f
  4. #4fabcc

Monochromatic

  1. #541d65
  2. #862ea0
  3. #af4fcc
  4. #ca8add
  5. #e5c6ee

Shades

#af4fcc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #af4fcc
  2. #9e47b8
  3. #8c3fa3
  4. #7b378f
  5. #692f7a
  6. #582866
  7. #462052
  8. #35183d
  9. #231029
  10. #120814
  11. #000000

Tints

#af4fcc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #af4fcc
  2. #b761d1
  3. #bf72d6
  4. #c784db
  5. #cf95e0
  6. #d7a7e6
  7. #dfb9eb
  8. #e7caf0
  9. #efdcf5
  10. #f7edfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#af4fcc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #af4fcc
  2. #aa54c4
  3. #a659bd
  4. #a15eb5
  5. #9c63ae
  6. #9868a6
  7. #936c9e
  8. #8e7197
  9. #89768f
  10. #857b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #926ba1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2b73d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #537cc9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ae6486 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7766ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #826dca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #af5da7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-af4fcc {
  color: #af4fcc;
}
Background
.bg-af4fcc {
  background-color: #af4fcc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-af4fcc {
  border: 2px solid #af4fcc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #af4fcc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 79 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 55% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-af4fcc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #af4fcc, #cc4fab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-af4fcc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 79 204 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 2.91 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.88 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.48 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.03 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.29 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.23 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 11.11 #50b033 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#af4fcc  rgb(175, 79, 204)  hsl(286, 55%, 55%)  Medium Orchid
#6ccc4f  rgb(108, 204, 79)  hsl(106, 55%, 55%)  Lime Green
#ccaf4f  rgb(204, 175, 79)  hsl(46, 55%, 55%)  Vegas Gold
#4fccaf  rgb(79, 204, 175)  hsl(166, 55%, 55%)  Medium Aquamarine