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#AF05AB

#af05ab ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#af05ab is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 1.96% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 97.14% magenta, 2.29% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 301.41°, with 94.44% saturation and 35.29% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 7.63.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#990099
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Relative luminance0.1216

Complementary

  1. #af05ab
  2. #05af09

Split complementary

  1. #af05ab
  2. #56af05
  3. #05af5e

Analogous

  1. #5e05af
  2. #af05ab
  3. #af0556

Triadic

  1. #af05ab
  2. #abaf05
  3. #05abaf

Tetradic

  1. #af05ab
  2. #af0905
  3. #05af09
  4. #05abaf

Square

  1. #af05ab
  2. #af5e05
  3. #05af09
  4. #0556af

Monochromatic

  1. #1a011a
  2. #650362
  3. #af05ab
  4. #f809f2
  5. #fa53f6

Shades

#af05ab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #af05ab
  2. #9e059a
  3. #8c0489
  4. #7b0478
  5. #690367
  6. #580356
  7. #460244
  8. #350233
  9. #230122
  10. #120111
  11. #000000

Tints

#af05ab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #af05ab
  2. #b71eb3
  3. #bf37bc
  4. #c750c4
  5. #cf69cd
  6. #d782d5
  7. #df9bdd
  8. #e7b4e6
  9. #efcdee
  10. #f7e6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#af05ab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #af05ab
  2. #aa11a7
  3. #a61ea2
  4. #a12a9e
  5. #9c369a
  6. #984396
  7. #934f91
  8. #8e5b8d
  9. #896789
  10. #857484
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #884d85 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055af ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4969a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b62f64 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7042ad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f52a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b32486 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-af05ab {
  color: #af05ab;
}
Background
.bg-af05ab {
  background-color: #af05ab;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-af05ab {
  border: 2px solid #af05ab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #af05ab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 5 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 301 94% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-af05ab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #af05ab, #af0556);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-af05ab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 5 171 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.63 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 7.92 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.52 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.63 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 8.80 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.04 #800080 Purple ΔE 10.32 #50fa54 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#af05ab  rgb(175, 5, 171)  hsl(301, 94%, 35%)  Dark Orchid
#05af09  rgb(5, 175, 9)  hsl(121, 94%, 35%)  Kelly Green
#abaf05  rgb(171, 175, 5)  hsl(61, 94%, 35%)  Brass
#05abaf  rgb(5, 171, 175)  hsl(181, 94%, 35%)  Verdigris