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#AF538E

#af538e ≈ Mulberry

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#af538e is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 32.55% green and 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 52.57% magenta, 18.86% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 321.52°, with 36.51% saturation and 50.59% 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 4.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mulberry (#c54b8c), ΔE 4.57.

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Relative luminance0.1725

Complementary

  1. #af538e
  2. #53af74

Split complementary

  1. #af538e
  2. #60af53
  3. #53afa2

Analogous

  1. #a253af
  2. #af538e
  3. #af5360

Triadic

  1. #af538e
  2. #8eaf53
  3. #538eaf

Tetradic

  1. #af538e
  2. #af7453
  3. #53af74
  4. #538eaf

Square

  1. #af538e
  2. #afa253
  3. #53af74
  4. #5360af

Monochromatic

  1. #48213a
  2. #7c3a64
  3. #af538e
  4. #c787b0
  5. #e0bbd3

Shades

#af538e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #af538e
  2. #9e4b80
  3. #8c4272
  4. #7b3a63
  5. #693255
  6. #582a47
  7. #462139
  8. #35192b
  9. #23111c
  10. #12080e
  11. #000000

Tints

#af538e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #af538e
  2. #b76499
  3. #bf75a5
  4. #c787b0
  5. #cf98bb
  6. #d7a9c7
  7. #dfbad2
  8. #e7cbdd
  9. #efdde8
  10. #f7eef4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#af538e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #af538e
  2. #aa588d
  3. #a65c8b
  4. #a1618a
  5. #9c6588
  6. #986a87
  7. #936e86
  8. #8e7384
  9. #897783
  10. #857c81
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f687f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #596a90 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #73798c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9536a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #84628f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f6c8d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5537a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-af538e {
  color: #af538e;
}
Background
.bg-af538e {
  background-color: #af538e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-af538e {
  border: 2px solid #af538e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #af538e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 83 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 322 37% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-af538e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #af538e, #af5360);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-af538e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 83 142 / 0.35);
}

#c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 4.57 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 8.33 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.54 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 9.29 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 9.80 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.35 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 10.99 #50ac71 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Mulberry
#af538e  rgb(175, 83, 142)  hsl(322, 37%, 51%)  Mulberry
#53af74  rgb(83, 175, 116)  hsl(142, 37%, 51%)  Medium Sea Green
#8eaf53  rgb(142, 175, 83)  hsl(82, 37%, 51%)  Olivine
#538eaf  rgb(83, 142, 175)  hsl(202, 37%, 51%)  Air Force Blue