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Recognised as Colour

#AF2D8B

  • #AF2D8B
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#AF2D8B is a magenta with RGB values 175, 45, 139 and HSL 317°, 59%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#AF2D8B#AF2D8B
HEX#AF2D8B
RGBrgb(175, 45, 139)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.1765, 0.5451
RGB percentages68.6%, 17.6%, 54.5%
HSLhsl(316.6, 59.1%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(316.6, 74.3%, 68.6%)
CMYK0%, 74.3%, 20.6%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,480,459
CSS custom property--colour: #AF2D8B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12855WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.88:1
Contrast with white5.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#50D274

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#38578Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#626C88no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.9 from the original
Tritanopia#BA2F58no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 13.1Purple · ΔE 18.9Dark magenta · ΔE 19Orchid · ΔE 24Hot pink · ΔE 26.1Medium orchid · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 13.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2DAF51
Analogous#922DAF, #AF2D4A
Triadic#8BAF2D, #2D8BAF
Split complementary#4AAF2D, #2DAF92
Tetradic#AF922D, #2DAF51, #2D4AAF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDBBDF
Lighter +30%#E392CD
Lighter +20%#D969BA
Lighter +10%#CE41A7
Darker −10%#86236B
Darker −20%#5E184B
Darker −30%#350E2A
Darker −40%#0D030A
More saturated +25%#CB1297
Less saturated −25%#93497F

Channel breakdown

R175
G45
B139
Red175 (68.6%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue139 (54.5%)
Hue316.62°
Saturation (HSL)59.09%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AF · G 2D · B 8B

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