Colour

#AF00CF

#AF00CF
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#AF00CF is a magenta with RGB values 175, 0, 207 and HSL 291°, 100%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#AF00CF#AF00CF

HEX#AF00CF

RGBrgb(175, 0, 207)

RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0, 0.8118

RGB percentages68.6%, 0%, 81.2%

HSLhsl(290.7, 100%, 40.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(290.7, 100%, 81.2%)

CMYK15.5%, 100%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,469,007

CSS custom property--colour: #AF00CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13619WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness118.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.64:1

Contrast with white5.64:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#343434

Inverted#50FF30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005ED3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#216CCBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.8 from the original

Tritanopia#AF4479no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 10.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 14 Blue violet · ΔE 16.5 Fuchsia · ΔE 25.3 Magenta · ΔE 25.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 26.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 10.44, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#20CF00

Analogous#4800CF, #CF0087

Triadic#CFAF00, #00CFAF

Split complementary#87CF00, #00CF48

Tetradic#CF4800, #20CF00, #0087CF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F09CFF

Lighter +30%#E869FF

Lighter +20%#E036FF

Lighter +10%#D803FF

Darker −10%#84009C

Darker −20%#590069

Darker −30%#2E0036

Darker −40%#030003

More saturated +25%#AF00CF

Less saturated −25%#9D1AB5

Channel breakdown

R175

B207

Red175 (68.6%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue207 (81.2%)

Hue290.72°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness40.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AF · G 00 · B CF

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