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Recognised as Colour

#AF2AC3

  • #AF2AC3
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#AF2AC3 is a magenta with RGB values 175, 42, 195 and HSL 292°, 65%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#AF2AC3#AF2AC3
HEX#AF2AC3
RGBrgb(175, 42, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.1647, 0.7647
RGB percentages68.6%, 16.5%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(292.2, 64.6%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292.2, 78.5%, 76.5%)
CMYK10.3%, 78.5%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,479,747
CSS custom property--colour: #AF2AC3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1471WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.33:1
Contrast with white5.33:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#50D53C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0062C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4170C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B14A77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 9.9Medium orchid · ΔE 14.6Dark magenta · ΔE 19.6Dark violet · ΔE 20.4Blue violet · ΔE 23.3Purple · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 9.94, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3EC32A
Analogous#632AC3, #C32A8A
Triadic#C3AF2A, #2AC3AF
Split complementary#8AC32A, #2AC363
Tetradic#C3632A, #3EC32A, #2A8AC3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDC6F3
Lighter +30%#E09CEA
Lighter +20%#D272E1
Lighter +10%#C548D8
Darker −10%#892199
Darker −20%#64186F
Darker −30%#3E0F45
Darker −40%#18061B
More saturated +25%#C50CE1
Less saturated −25%#9948A5

Channel breakdown

R175
G42
B195
Red175 (68.6%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue292.16°
Saturation (HSL)64.56%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G 2A · B C3

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