#AF42D3

A medium, moderate magenta closely aligning with Darkorchid.

About #AF42D3

When working with digital screens, the color #AF42D3 is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darkorchid. Its digital footprint relies on 175 parts red, 66 parts green, and 211 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. Its ink density profile breaks down to 17% cyan, 69% magenta, 0% yellow, and 17% black. The HSL representation is 285.1° hue, 62.2% saturation, and 54.3% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#AF42D3
RGB175, 66, 211
HSL285.1°, 62.2%, 54.3%
CMYK17%, 69%, 0%, 17%
HSV285.1°, 68.7%, 82.7%
LAB49.1, 64.8, -54.7
XYZ31.4, 17.7, 63.4
Decimal11485907

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.62:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.54:1
Text on #000000
AA
4.42:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
3.86:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #AF42D3; }
.text-color { color: #AF42D3; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #AF42D3; }

Similar Colors

Darkorchid
#9932CC