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Recognised as Colour

#AF47AF

  • #AF47AF
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#AF47AF is a magenta with RGB values 175, 71, 175 and HSL 300°, 42%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#AF47AF#AF47AF
HEX#AF47AF
RGBrgb(175, 71, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.2784, 0.6863
RGB percentages68.6%, 27.8%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(300, 42.3%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 59.4%, 68.6%)
CMYK0%, 59.4%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,487,151
CSS custom property--colour: #AF47AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16716WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.84:1
Contrast with white4.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#50B850

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3B69B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F76ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.9 from the original
Tritanopia#B45474no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13.3Orchid · ΔE 15Dark magenta · ΔE 16.9Purple · ΔE 18.4Violet · ΔE 21.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#47AF47
Analogous#7B47AF, #AF477B
Triadic#AFAF47, #47AFAF
Split complementary#7BAF47, #47AF7B
Tetradic#AF7B47, #47AF47, #477BAF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EED4EE
Lighter +30%#DFB0DF
Lighter +20%#D08CD0
Lighter +10%#C267C2
Darker −10%#8B388B
Darker −20%#662A66
Darker −30%#421B42
Darker −40%#1E0C1E
More saturated +25%#CE28CE
Less saturated −25%#906690

Channel breakdown

R175
G71
B175
Red175 (68.6%)
Green71 (27.8%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)42.28%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR AF · G 47 · B AF

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