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Recognised as Colour

#AF16A9

  • #AF16A9
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#AF16A9 is a magenta with RGB values 175, 22, 169 and HSL 302°, 78%, 39%. 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

#AF16A9#AF16A9
HEX#AF16A9
RGBrgb(175, 22, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.0863, 0.6627
RGB percentages68.6%, 8.6%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(302.4, 77.7%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(302.4, 87.4%, 68.6%)
CMYK0%, 87.4%, 3.4%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,474,601
CSS custom property--colour: #AF16A9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12552WCAG 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 5.98:1
Contrast with white5.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#414141
Inverted#50E956

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0057ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#4D6AA6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.6 from the original
Tritanopia#B63264no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 12.7Medium orchid · ΔE 17.3Purple · ΔE 17.6Dark orchid · ΔE 19.5Medium violet red · ΔE 26.4Orchid · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 12.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#16AF1C
Analogous#6916AF, #AF165C
Triadic#A9AF16, #16A9AF
Split complementary#5CAF16, #16AF69
Tetradic#AF6916, #16AF1C, #165CAF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F39EF0
Lighter +30%#ED71E8
Lighter +20%#E744E1
Lighter +10%#DC1CD5
Darker −10%#82107D
Darker −20%#540B51
Darker −30%#270526
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#C500BD
Less saturated −25%#962F92

Channel breakdown

R175
G22
B169
Red175 (68.6%)
Green22 (8.6%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue302.35°
Saturation (HSL)77.66%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AF · G 16 · B A9

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