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Recognised as Colour

#AF257A

  • #AF257A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#AF257A is a magenta with RGB values 175, 37, 122 and HSL 323°, 65%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#AF257A#AF257A
HEX#AF257A
RGBrgb(175, 37, 122)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.1451, 0.4784
RGB percentages68.6%, 14.5%, 47.8%
HSLhsl(323, 65.1%, 41.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(323, 78.9%, 68.6%)
CMYK0%, 78.9%, 30.3%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,478,394
CSS custom property--colour: #AF257A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11842WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.23:1
Contrast with white6.23:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#50DA85

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3C517Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#656977no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.6 from the original
Tritanopia#BC1D4Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 10.9Purple · ΔE 24.6Hot pink · ΔE 25.1Dark magenta · ΔE 25.6Pale violetred · ΔE 29Deep pink · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 10.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#25AF5A
Analogous#9F25AF, #AF2535
Triadic#7AAF25, #257AAF
Split complementary#35AF25, #25AF9F
Tetradic#AF9F25, #25AF5A, #2535AF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFB1D7
Lighter +30%#E687C1
Lighter +20%#DD5DAC
Lighter +10%#D43396
Darker −10%#851C5D
Darker −20%#5B133F
Darker −30%#310A22
Darker −40%#070105
More saturated +25%#CA0A80
Less saturated −25%#954074

Channel breakdown

R175
G37
B122
Red175 (68.6%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue122 (47.8%)
Hue323.04°
Saturation (HSL)65.09%
Lightness41.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AF · G 25 · B 7A

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