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Recognised as Colour

#AF5EBD

  • #AF5EBD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#AF5EBD is a magenta with RGB values 175, 94, 189 and HSL 291°, 42%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#AF5EBD#AF5EBD
HEX#AF5EBD
RGBrgb(175, 94, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.3686, 0.7412
RGB percentages68.6%, 36.9%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(291.2, 41.9%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.2, 50.3%, 74.1%)
CMYK7.4%, 50.3%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,493,053
CSS custom property--colour: #AF5EBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20793WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.16:1
Contrast with white4.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.16:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#50A142

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4F78C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6881BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B16B85no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.07:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 12.9Medium orchid · ΔE 16.1Medium purple · ΔE 17.5Violet · ΔE 19.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 23Dark magenta · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 12.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6CBD5E
Analogous#7F5EBD, #BD5E9C
Triadic#BDAF5E, #5EBDAF
Split complementary#9BBD5E, #5EBD80
Tetradic#BD805E, #6CBD5E, #5E9CBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7EFF8
Lighter +30%#E5CBE9
Lighter +20%#D3A6DB
Lighter +10%#C182CC
Darker −10%#9643A5
Darker −20%#753580
Darker −30%#54265C
Darker −40%#331738
More saturated +25%#C342D9
Less saturated −25%#9B7AA1

Channel breakdown

R175
G94
B189
Red175 (68.6%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue291.16°
Saturation (HSL)41.85%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G 5E · B BD

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