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Recognised as Colour

#AF12CC

  • #AF12CC
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#AF12CC is a magenta with RGB values 175, 18, 204 and HSL 291°, 84%, 44%. 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 orchid.

Colour values

#AF12CC#AF12CC
HEX#AF12CC
RGBrgb(175, 18, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.0706, 0.8
RGB percentages68.6%, 7.1%, 80%
HSLhsl(290.6, 83.8%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.6, 91.2%, 80%)
CMYK14.2%, 91.2%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,473,612
CSS custom property--colour: #AF12CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13906WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.55:1
Contrast with white5.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#414141
Inverted#50ED33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005FD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#2C6DC8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.1 from the original
Tritanopia#AF4679no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.78:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.7Dark violet · ΔE 12.5Blue violet · ΔE 17.5Medium orchid · ΔE 23.1Fuchsia · ΔE 27Magenta · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2FCC12
Analogous#5212CC, #CC128C
Triadic#CCAF12, #12CCAF
Split complementary#8CCC12, #12CC52
Tetradic#CC5212, #2FCC12, #128CCC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDB2F8
Lighter +30%#E283F4
Lighter +20%#D854F0
Lighter +10%#CD25EC
Darker −10%#870E9D
Darker −20%#5F0A6E
Darker −30%#36063F
Darker −40%#0E0111
More saturated +25%#BB00DE
Less saturated −25%#9C2EB0

Channel breakdown

R175
G18
B204
Red175 (68.6%)
Green18 (7.1%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue290.65°
Saturation (HSL)83.78%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G 12 · B CC

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