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Recognised as Colour

#AF4EBA

  • #AF4EBA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#AF4EBA is a magenta with RGB values 175, 78, 186 and HSL 294°, 44%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#AF4EBA#AF4EBA
HEX#AF4EBA
RGBrgb(175, 78, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.3059, 0.7294
RGB percentages68.6%, 30.6%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(293.9, 43.9%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(293.9, 58.1%, 72.9%)
CMYK5.9%, 58.1%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,488,954
CSS custom property--colour: #AF4EBA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18108WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.62:1
Contrast with white4.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#50B145

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3C6FBDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E7AB7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48 from the original
Tritanopia#B25D7Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 9.9Orchid · ΔE 14.1Dark magenta · ΔE 18.7Violet · ΔE 20.3Purple · ΔE 20.5Medium purple · ΔE 21.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 9.87, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#59BA4E
Analogous#794EBA, #BA4E8F
Triadic#BAAF4E, #4EBAAF
Split complementary#8FBA4E, #4EBA79
Tetradic#BA794E, #59BA4E, #4E8FBA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1E1F3
Lighter +30%#E1BCE5
Lighter +20%#D097D7
Lighter +10%#C073C8
Darker −10%#903C99
Darker −20%#6D2D75
Darker −30%#4B1F50
Darker −40%#28112B
More saturated +25%#C72FD9
Less saturated −25%#976D9B

Channel breakdown

R175
G78
B186
Red175 (68.6%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue293.89°
Saturation (HSL)43.9%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G 4E · B BA

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