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#AF59CD

#af59cd ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#af59cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 34.9% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.63% cyan, 56.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 284.48°, with 53.7% saturation and 57.65% 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 5.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 2.01.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2067

Complementary

  1. #af59cd
  2. #77cd59

Split complementary

  1. #af59cd
  2. #b1cd59
  3. #59cd75

Analogous

  1. #7559cd
  2. #af59cd
  3. #cd59b1

Triadic

  1. #af59cd
  2. #cdaf59
  3. #59cdaf

Tetradic

  1. #af59cd
  2. #cd5977
  3. #77cd59
  4. #59cdaf

Square

  1. #af59cd
  2. #cd7559
  3. #77cd59
  4. #59b1cd

Monochromatic

  1. #59216c
  2. #8932a7
  3. #af59cd
  4. #cb94df
  5. #e8cff0

Shades

#af59cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #af59cd
  2. #9e50b9
  3. #8c47a4
  4. #7b3e90
  5. #69357b
  6. #582d67
  7. #462452
  8. #351b3e
  9. #231229
  10. #120915
  11. #000000

Tints

#af59cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #af59cd
  2. #b76ad2
  3. #bf7ad7
  4. #c78bdc
  5. #cf9be1
  6. #d7ace6
  7. #dfbdeb
  8. #e7cdf0
  9. #efdef5
  10. #f7eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#af59cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #af59cd
  2. #aa5dc5
  3. #a661be
  4. #a165b6
  5. #9c69ae
  6. #986da7
  7. #93709f
  8. #8e7497
  9. #89788f
  10. #857c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9471a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3c78d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5b80ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ae6c8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b6dcf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8572cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ae65a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-af59cd {
  color: #af59cd;
}
Background
.bg-af59cd {
  background-color: #af59cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-af59cd {
  border: 2px solid #af59cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #af59cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 89 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 54% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-af59cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #af59cd, #cd59b1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-af59cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 89 205 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 2.01 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.16 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.96 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.77 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.55 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.67 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.06 #50a632 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#af59cd  rgb(175, 89, 205)  hsl(284, 54%, 58%)  Medium Orchid
#77cd59  rgb(119, 205, 89)  hsl(104, 54%, 58%)  Mantis
#cdaf59  rgb(205, 175, 89)  hsl(44, 54%, 58%)  Vegas Gold
#59cdaf  rgb(89, 205, 175)  hsl(164, 54%, 58%)  Medium Aquamarine