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Recognised as Colour

#AF2B99

  • #AF2B99
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#AF2B99 is a magenta with RGB values 175, 43, 153 and HSL 310°, 61%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#AF2B99#AF2B99
HEX#AF2B99
RGBrgb(175, 43, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.1686, 0.6
RGB percentages68.6%, 16.9%, 60%
HSLhsl(310, 60.6%, 42.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(310, 75.4%, 68.6%)
CMYK0%, 75.4%, 12.6%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,479,961
CSS custom property--colour: #AF2B99;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13142WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.79:1
Contrast with white5.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#50D466

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2C599Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5B6C96no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.7 from the original
Tritanopia#B8355Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 13.3Purple · ΔE 15.1Medium violet red · ΔE 17.3Medium orchid · ΔE 20.4Orchid · ΔE 21.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 13.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2BAF41
Analogous#832BAF, #AF2B57
Triadic#99AF2B, #2B99AF
Split complementary#57AF2B, #2BAF83
Tetradic#AF832B, #2BAF41, #2B57AF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEB8E5
Lighter +30%#E48FD6
Lighter +20%#DA66C6
Lighter +10%#CF3EB7
Darker −10%#862175
Darker −20%#5D1751
Darker −30%#340D2E
Darker −40%#0B030A
More saturated +25%#CA10AB
Less saturated −25%#944687

Channel breakdown

R175
G43
B153
Red175 (68.6%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue310°
Saturation (HSL)60.55%
Lightness42.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AF · G 2B · B 99

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