HEX Color #AF57F8 (Darkorchid)

About #AF57F8

Visually, #AF57F8 is defined as a vivid purple. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Darkorchid. Its digital footprint relies on 175 parts red, 87 parts green, and 248 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 29% cyan and 65% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 272.8° hue, 92.0% saturation, and 65.7% lightness.

From a UX and accessibility standpoint, contrast is paramount. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#AF57F8

RGB175, 87, 248

HSL272.8°, 92.0%, 65.7%

CMYK29%, 65%, 0%, 3%

HSV272.8°, 64.9%, 97.3%

LAB54.8, 63.4, -66.5

XYZ38.0, 22.7, 91.2

Decimal11491320

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#AF57F8 #9FF856

Analogous

#5E56F8 #F856F0

Triadic

#F8AE56 #56F8AE

Tetradic

#F85E56 #9FF856 #56F0F8

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#AF57F8

#B769F8

#C07CF9

#C98FFA

#D2A1FB

#DBB4FB

#E4C7FC

#EDD9FD

#F6ECFE

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#AF57F8

#9B4DDC

#8843C0

#743AA5

#613089

#4D266E

#3A1D52

#261337

#13091B

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.79:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA Large

5.54:1

Text on #000000

AA

3.62:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA Large

4.71:1

Text on #0F172A

AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #AF57F8; }

.text-color { color: #AF57F8; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #AF57F8; }

Similar Colors

Darkorchid

#9932CC