#AF5FAF

A medium, moderate magenta closely aligning with Orchid.

About #AF5FAF

When working with digital screens, the color #AF5FAF is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Orchid. Its digital footprint relies on 175 parts red, 95 parts green, and 175 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 0% cyan and 46% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#AF5FAF
RGB175, 95, 175
HSL300.0°, 33.3%, 52.9%
CMYK0%, 46%, 0%, 31%
HSV300.0°, 45.7%, 68.6%
LAB52.3, 44.3, -28.9
XYZ29.5, 20.4, 42.9
Decimal11493295

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.13:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.08:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.95:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.32:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #AF5FAF; }
.text-color { color: #AF5FAF; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #AF5FAF; }

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