Recognised as Colour
#AF5799
- #AF5799
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#AF5799 is a magenta with RGB values 175, 87, 153 and HSL 315°, 35%, 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
#AF5799#AF5799
HEX#AF5799
RGBrgb(175, 87, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.3412, 0.6
RGB percentages68.6%, 34.1%, 60%
HSLhsl(315, 35.5%, 51.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(315, 50.3%, 68.6%)
CMYK0%, 50.3%, 12.6%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,491,225
CSS custom property--colour: #AF5799;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.1823WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.65:1
Contrast with white4.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#50A866
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#57AF6D
Analogous#9957AF, #AF576D
Triadic#99AF57, #5799AF
Split complementary#6DAF57, #57AF99
Tetradic#AF9957, #57AF6D, #576DAF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R175
G87
B153
Red175 (68.6%)
Green87 (34.1%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue315°
Saturation (HSL)35.48%
Lightness51.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AF · G 57 · B 99
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