HEX Color #AF00B6 (Darkorchid)

About #AF00B6

When working with digital screens, the color #AF00B6 is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Darkorchid. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(175, 0, 182).

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 4% cyan and 100% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 297.7° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 35.7% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#AF00B6

RGB175, 0, 182

HSL297.7°, 100.0%, 35.7%

CMYK4%, 100%, 0%, 29%

HSV297.7°, 100.0%, 71.4%

LAB42.0, 75.1, -49.3

XYZ26.1, 12.5, 45.3

Decimal11468982

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#AF00B6 #06B600

Analogous

#5400B6 #B60061

Triadic

#B6AF00 #00B6AF

Tetradic

#B65400 #06B600 #0061B6

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#AF00B6

#B71CBE

#C038C6

#C955CE

#D271D6

#DB8DDE

#E4AAE6

#EDC6EE

#F6E2F6

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#AF00B6

#9B00A1

#88008D

#740079

#610065

#4D0050

#3A003C

#260028

#130014

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.00:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA

3.50:1

Text on #000000

AA Large

5.74:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA

2.97:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #AF00B6; }

.text-color { color: #AF00B6; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #AF00B6; }

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