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#AF52CE

#af52ce ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#af52ce is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 32.16% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.05% cyan, 60.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 285°, with 55.86% saturation and 56.47% 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 4.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 2.43.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.196

Complementary

  1. #af52ce
  2. #71ce52

Split complementary

  1. #af52ce
  2. #afce52
  3. #52ce71

Analogous

  1. #7152ce
  2. #af52ce
  3. #ce52af

Triadic

  1. #af52ce
  2. #ceaf52
  3. #52ceaf

Tetradic

  1. #af52ce
  2. #ce5271
  3. #71ce52
  4. #52ceaf

Square

  1. #af52ce
  2. #ce7152
  3. #71ce52
  4. #52afce

Monochromatic

  1. #561e69
  2. #872fa5
  3. #af52ce
  4. #cb8edf
  5. #e6c9f0

Shades

#af52ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #af52ce
  2. #9e4ab9
  3. #8c42a5
  4. #7b3990
  5. #69317c
  6. #582967
  7. #462152
  8. #35193e
  9. #231029
  10. #120815
  11. #000000

Tints

#af52ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #af52ce
  2. #b763d3
  3. #bf75d8
  4. #c786dd
  5. #cf97e2
  6. #d7a9e7
  7. #dfbaeb
  8. #e7cbf0
  9. #efdcf5
  10. #f7eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#af52ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #af52ce
  2. #aa57c6
  3. #a65bbe
  4. #a160b7
  5. #9c64af
  6. #9869a7
  7. #936e9f
  8. #8e7297
  9. #897790
  10. #857b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #926ca3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2e75d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #547dcb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ae6788 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7868d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #836ecc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ae5fa9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-af52ce {
  color: #af52ce;
}
Background
.bg-af52ce {
  background-color: #af52ce;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-af52ce {
  border: 2px solid #af52ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #af52ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 82 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 56% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-af52ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #af52ce, #ce52af);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-af52ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 82 206 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 2.43 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.97 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.33 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.47 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.58 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.63 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 11.04 #50ad31 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#af52ce  rgb(175, 82, 206)  hsl(285, 56%, 56%)  Medium Orchid
#71ce52  rgb(113, 206, 82)  hsl(105, 56%, 56%)  Mantis
#ceaf52  rgb(206, 175, 82)  hsl(45, 56%, 56%)  Metallic Gold
#52ceaf  rgb(82, 206, 175)  hsl(165, 56%, 56%)  Medium Aquamarine