HEX Color #AF50C5 (Mediumorchid)

About #AF50C5

The hex code #AF50C5 represents a beautifully specific shade of magenta. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Mediumorchid. In the RGB color space, it consists of 175 red, 80 green, and 197 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). This specific hue requires a mix of 11% C, 59% M, 0% Y, and 23% K. With a hue angle of 288.7 degrees, it sits comfortably in the magenta spectrum.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#AF50C5

RGB175, 80, 197

HSL288.7°, 50.2%, 54.3%

CMYK11%, 59%, 0%, 23%

HSV288.7°, 59.4%, 77.3%

LAB50.5, 55.9, -44.4

XYZ30.6, 18.9, 54.9

Decimal11489477

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#AF50C5 #65C450

Analogous

#7450C4 #C450A0

Triadic

#C4AF50 #50C4AF

Tetradic

#C47450 #65C450 #50A0C4

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#AF50C5

#B763CB

#C076D1

#C98AD8

#D29DDE

#DBB1E5

#E4C4EB

#EDD8F2

#F6EBF8

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#AF50C5

#9B47AF

#883E99

#743583

#612C6D

#4D2357

#3A1A41

#26112B

#130815

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.40:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA Large

4.78:1

Text on #000000

AA

4.20:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA Large

4.06:1

Text on #0F172A

AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #AF50C5; }

.text-color { color: #AF50C5; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #AF50C5; }

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