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Recognised as Colour

#AF277E

  • #AF277E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#AF277E is a magenta with RGB values 175, 39, 126 and HSL 322°, 64%, 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

#AF277E#AF277E
HEX#AF277E
RGBrgb(175, 39, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.1529, 0.4941
RGB percentages68.6%, 15.3%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(321.6, 63.6%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321.6, 77.7%, 68.6%)
CMYK0%, 77.7%, 28%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,478,910
CSS custom property--colour: #AF277E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12071WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.15:1
Contrast with white6.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#50D881

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3B5380no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#646A7Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.5 from the original
Tritanopia#BB2250no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 11Purple · ΔE 23.1Dark magenta · ΔE 23.9Hot pink · ΔE 25.1Orchid · ΔE 28.5Pale violetred · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 10.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#27AF58
Analogous#9C27AF, #AF273A
Triadic#7EAF27, #277EAF
Split complementary#3AAF27, #27AF9C
Tetradic#AF9C27, #27AF58, #273AAF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEB4D9
Lighter +30%#E58AC4
Lighter +20%#DC60AF
Lighter +10%#D2379A
Darker −10%#851E60
Darker −20%#5C1442
Darker −30%#320B24
Darker −40%#080206
More saturated +25%#CA0C85
Less saturated −25%#944277

Channel breakdown

R175
G39
B126
Red175 (68.6%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue321.62°
Saturation (HSL)63.55%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AF · G 27 · B 7E

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