Colour

#AF4E9D

#AF4E9D
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#AF4E9D is a magenta with RGB values 175, 78, 157 and HSL 311°, 38%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#AF4E9D

RGBrgb(175, 78, 157)

RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.3059, 0.6157

RGB percentages68.6%, 30.6%, 61.6%

HSLhsl(311.1, 38.3%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(311.1, 55.4%, 68.6%)

CMYK0%, 55.4%, 10.3%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,488,925

CSS custom property--colour: #AF4E9D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16997WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness124.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.77:1

Contrast with white4.77:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#686868

Inverted#50B162

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4E69A0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#6B789Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.5 from the original

Tritanopia#B7536Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 18.4 Medium violet red · ΔE 23.6 Purple · ΔE 23.9 Dark magenta · ΔE 24.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 25.3 Violet · ΔE 25.6

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 18.43, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4EAF60

Analogous#904EAF, #AF4E6D

Triadic#9DAF4E, #4E9DAF

Split complementary#6DAF4E, #4EAF90

Tetradic#AF914E, #4EAF60, #4E6DAF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EFDAEB

Lighter +30%#DFB7D8

Lighter +20%#CF94C4

Lighter +10%#BF71B1

Darker −10%#8C3E7D

Darker −20%#682F5E

Darker −30%#451F3E

Darker −40%#220F1E

More saturated +25%#CF2EB1

Less saturated −25%#8F6E89

Channel breakdown

R175

G78

B157

Red175 (68.6%)

Green78 (30.6%)

Blue157 (61.6%)

Hue311.13°

Saturation (HSL)38.34%

Lightness49.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AF · G 4E · B 9D

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