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#AF6BCD

#af6bcd ≈ Amethyst

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#af6bcd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 41.96% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.63% cyan, 47.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 281.63°, with 49.49% saturation and 61.18% 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 5.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 4.97.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2404

Complementary

  1. #af6bcd
  2. #89cd6b

Split complementary

  1. #af6bcd
  2. #bacd6b
  3. #6bcd7e

Analogous

  1. #7e6bcd
  2. #af6bcd
  3. #cd6bba

Triadic

  1. #af6bcd
  2. #cdaf6b
  3. #6bcdaf

Tetradic

  1. #af6bcd
  2. #cd6b89
  3. #89cd6b
  4. #6bcdaf

Square

  1. #af6bcd
  2. #cd7e6b
  3. #89cd6b
  4. #6bbacd

Monochromatic

  1. #5f2877
  2. #8c3bb0
  3. #af6bcd
  4. #cea4e0
  5. #edddf4

Shades

#af6bcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #af6bcd
  2. #9e60b9
  3. #8c56a4
  4. #7b4b90
  5. #69407b
  6. #583667
  7. #462b52
  8. #35203e
  9. #231529
  10. #120b15
  11. #000000

Tints

#af6bcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #af6bcd
  2. #b77ad2
  3. #bf89d7
  4. #c797dc
  5. #cfa6e1
  6. #d7b5e6
  7. #dfc4eb
  8. #e7d3f0
  9. #efe1f5
  10. #f7f0fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#af6bcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #af6bcd
  2. #aa6dc5
  3. #a66fbe
  4. #a171b6
  5. #9c73ae
  6. #9876a7
  7. #93789f
  8. #8e7a97
  9. #897c8f
  10. #857e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #987ca7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5783d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6a88ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ad7a92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #837acf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b7ecb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ae74ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-af6bcd {
  color: #af6bcd;
}
Background
.bg-af6bcd {
  background-color: #af6bcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-af6bcd {
  border: 2px solid #af6bcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #af6bcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 107 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 49% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-af6bcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #af6bcd, #cd6bba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-af6bcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 107 205 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.97 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.06 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 5.38 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.27 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 7.71 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.32 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 10.08 #509432 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#af6bcd  rgb(175, 107, 205)  hsl(282, 49%, 61%)  Amethyst
#89cd6b  rgb(137, 205, 107)  hsl(102, 49%, 61%)  Pistachio
#cdaf6b  rgb(205, 175, 107)  hsl(42, 49%, 61%)  Ecru
#6bcdaf  rgb(107, 205, 175)  hsl(162, 49%, 61%)  Medium Aquamarine