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Recognised as Colour

#AF559B

  • #AF559B
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#AF559B is a magenta with RGB values 175, 85, 155 and HSL 313°, 36%, 51%. 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

#AF559B#AF559B
HEX#AF559B
RGBrgb(175, 85, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.3333, 0.6078
RGB percentages68.6%, 33.3%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(313.3, 36%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(313.3, 51.4%, 68.6%)
CMYK0%, 51.4%, 11.4%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,490,715
CSS custom property--colour: #AF559B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17978WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.6:1
Contrast with white4.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#50AA64

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#566D9Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#707B99no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B75971no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 20.8Pale violetred · ΔE 24.6Medium violet red · ΔE 26.4Hot pink · ΔE 26.7Plum · ΔE 27.4Violet · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 20.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#55AF69
Analogous#9655AF, #AF556E
Triadic#9BAF55, #559BAF
Split complementary#6EAF55, #55AF96
Tetradic#AF9655, #55AF69, #556EAF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0E0ED
Lighter +30%#E0BDD8
Lighter +20%#D09AC4
Lighter +10%#BF78AF
Darker −10%#8E437D
Darker −20%#6B335F
Darker −30%#492240
Darker −40%#261222
More saturated +25%#CE36AC
Less saturated −25%#90748A

Channel breakdown

R175
G85
B155
Red175 (68.6%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue313.33°
Saturation (HSL)36%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AF · G 55 · B 9B

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