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Recognised as Colour

#AF51AE

  • #AF51AE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#AF51AE is a magenta with RGB values 175, 81, 174 and HSL 301°, 37%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#AF51AE#AF51AE
HEX#AF51AE
RGBrgb(175, 81, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.3176, 0.6824
RGB percentages68.6%, 31.8%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(300.6, 37%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300.6, 53.7%, 68.6%)
CMYK0%, 53.7%, 0.6%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,489,710
CSS custom property--colour: #AF51AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18055WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.61:1
Contrast with white4.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#50AE51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#486EB1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#667AABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.9 from the original
Tritanopia#B45B78no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 14Medium orchid · ΔE 17.3Violet · ΔE 21.2Dark magenta · ΔE 21.4Purple · ΔE 21.6Medium purple · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#51AF52
Analogous#8151AF, #AF517F
Triadic#AEAF51, #51AEAF
Split complementary#7FAF51, #51AF81
Tetradic#AF8151, #51AF52, #517FAF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFDDEF
Lighter +30%#DFBADF
Lighter +20%#CF97CF
Lighter +10%#BF74BE
Darker −10%#8C418C
Darker −20%#693169
Darker −30%#472046
Darker −40%#241023
More saturated +25%#CF31CD
Less saturated −25%#8F718F

Channel breakdown

R175
G81
B174
Red175 (68.6%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue300.64°
Saturation (HSL)37.01%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AF · G 51 · B AE

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