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Recognised as Colour

#AF4A9F

  • #AF4A9F
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#AF4A9F is a magenta with RGB values 175, 74, 159 and HSL 310°, 41%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#AF4A9F#AF4A9F
HEX#AF4A9F
RGBrgb(175, 74, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.2902, 0.6235
RGB percentages68.6%, 29%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(309.5, 40.6%, 48.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(309.5, 57.7%, 68.6%)
CMYK0%, 57.7%, 9.1%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,487,903
CSS custom property--colour: #AF4A9F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16515WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.88:1
Contrast with white4.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#50B560

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4968A2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#68769Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.9 from the original
Tritanopia#B7516Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 17.3Purple · ΔE 21.5Dark magenta · ΔE 22Medium violet red · ΔE 22.6Medium orchid · ΔE 22.7Violet · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 17.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4AAF5A
Analogous#8D4AAF, #AF4A6C
Triadic#9FAF4A, #4A9FAF
Split complementary#6DAF4A, #4AAF8D
Tetradic#AF8D4A, #4AAF5A, #4A6CAF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EED7EA
Lighter +30%#DFB3D8
Lighter +20%#D08FC6
Lighter +10%#C16BB3
Darker −10%#8B3B7E
Darker −20%#672C5E
Darker −30%#431D3D
Darker −40%#200D1D
More saturated +25%#CE2BB4
Less saturated −25%#90698A

Channel breakdown

R175
G74
B159
Red175 (68.6%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue309.5°
Saturation (HSL)40.56%
Lightness48.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AF · G 4A · B 9F

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