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Recognised as Colour

#AF488E

  • #AF488E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#AF488E is a magenta with RGB values 175, 72, 142 and HSL 319°, 42%, 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 violet red.

Colour values

#AF488E#AF488E
HEX#AF488E
RGBrgb(175, 72, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.2824, 0.5569
RGB percentages68.6%, 28.2%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(319.2, 41.7%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(319.2, 58.9%, 68.6%)
CMYK0%, 58.9%, 18.9%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,487,374
CSS custom property--colour: #AF488E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15702WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.07:1
Contrast with white5.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#50B771

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4F6490no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D758Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B94965no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 21.2Orchid · ΔE 23.5Pale violetred · ΔE 23.7Hot pink · ΔE 24.8Purple · ΔE 26.3Dark magenta · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 21.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#48AF69
Analogous#9C48AF, #AF485B
Triadic#8EAF48, #488EAF
Split complementary#5BAF48, #48AF9C
Tetradic#AF9C48, #48AF69, #485BAF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EED5E6
Lighter +30%#DFB1D0
Lighter +20%#D08DBB
Lighter +10%#C169A5
Darker −10%#8B3971
Darker −20%#672A53
Darker −30%#431B36
Darker −40%#1E0D19
More saturated +25%#CE2999
Less saturated −25%#906783

Channel breakdown

R175
G72
B142
Red175 (68.6%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue319.22°
Saturation (HSL)41.7%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AF · G 48 · B 8E

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