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Recognised as Colour

#AF38BE

  • #AF38BE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#AF38BE is a magenta with RGB values 175, 56, 190 and HSL 293°, 54%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#AF38BE#AF38BE
HEX#AF38BE
RGBrgb(175, 56, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.2196, 0.7451
RGB percentages68.6%, 22%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(293.3, 54.5%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(293.3, 70.5%, 74.5%)
CMYK7.9%, 70.5%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,483,326
CSS custom property--colour: #AF38BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1566WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.08:1
Contrast with white5.08:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#50C741

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0565C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#4D73BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.3 from the original
Tritanopia#B24F77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 9.1Dark orchid · ΔE 13.7Dark magenta · ΔE 16.2Purple · ΔE 20.5Orchid · ΔE 22.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 9.11, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#47BE38
Analogous#6C38BE, #BE388A
Triadic#BEAF38, #38BEAF
Split complementary#8ABE38, #38BE6C
Tetradic#BE6C38, #47BE38, #388ABE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EED1F1
Lighter +30%#DFA9E6
Lighter +20%#D082DA
Lighter +10%#C25ACF
Darker −10%#8B2C97
Darker −20%#66216F
Darker −30%#421548
Darker −40%#1E0A20
More saturated +25%#C719DD
Less saturated −25%#97579F

Channel breakdown

R175
G56
B190
Red175 (68.6%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue293.28°
Saturation (HSL)54.47%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G 38 · B BE

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