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Recognised as Colour

#AF0FAD

  • #AF0FAD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#AF0FAD is a magenta with RGB values 175, 15, 173 and HSL 301°, 84%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#AF0FAD#AF0FAD
HEX#AF0FAD
RGBrgb(175, 15, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.0588, 0.6784
RGB percentages68.6%, 5.9%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(300.8, 84.2%, 37.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300.8, 91.4%, 68.6%)
CMYK0%, 91.4%, 1.1%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,472,813
CSS custom property--colour: #AF0FAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12473WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.01:1
Contrast with white6.01:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#50F052

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0057B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59 from the original
Deuteranopia#496AAAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.9 from the original
Tritanopia#B53366no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 14.4Dark orchid · ΔE 17.6Medium orchid · ΔE 17.9Purple · ΔE 19.5Dark violet · ΔE 26.8Orchid · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 14.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0FAF11
Analogous#610FAF, #AF0F5D
Triadic#ADAF0F, #0FADAF
Split complementary#5DAF0F, #0FAF61
Tetradic#AF610F, #0FAF11, #0F5DAF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F694F5
Lighter +30%#F265F0
Lighter +20%#EE36EB
Lighter +10%#DE13DB
Darker −10%#800B7F
Darker −20%#510750
Darker −30%#220322
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#BE00BC
Less saturated −25%#972796

Channel breakdown

R175
G15
B173
Red175 (68.6%)
Green15 (5.9%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue300.75°
Saturation (HSL)84.21%
Lightness37.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AF · G 0F · B AD

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