Colour

#AF497C

#AF497C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#AF497C is a red with RGB values 175, 73, 124 and HSL 330°, 41%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#AF497C

RGBrgb(175, 73, 124)

RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.2863, 0.4863

RGB percentages68.6%, 28.6%, 48.6%

HSLhsl(330, 41.1%, 48.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(330, 58.3%, 68.6%)

CMYK0%, 58.3%, 29.1%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,487,612

CSS custom property--colour: #AF497C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15334WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness118.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.16:1

Contrast with white5.16:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#626262

Inverted#50B683

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#56627Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#72747Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.9 from the original

Tritanopia#BB445Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 16.9 Medium violet red · ΔE 25 Hot pink · ΔE 26 Indian red · ΔE 31.2 Orchid · ΔE 32.2 Plum · ΔE 33.9

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 16.85, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#49AF7C

Analogous#AF49AF, #AF4949

Triadic#7CAF49, #497CAF

Split complementary#49AF49, #49AFAF

Tetradic#AFAF49, #49AF7C, #4949AF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EED6E2

Lighter +30%#DFB2C9

Lighter +20%#D08EAF

Lighter +10%#C16A96

Darker −10%#8B3A62

Darker −20%#672B49

Darker −30%#431C2F

Darker −40%#1F0D16

More saturated +25%#CE2A7C

Less saturated −25%#90687C

Channel breakdown

R175

G73

B124

Red175 (68.6%)

Green73 (28.6%)

Blue124 (48.6%)

Hue330°

Saturation (HSL)41.13%

Lightness48.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AF · G 49 · B 7C

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