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Recognised as Colour

#AF6EAF

  • #AF6EAF
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#AF6EAF is a magenta with RGB values 175, 110, 175 and HSL 300°, 29%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#AF6EAF#AF6EAF
HEX#AF6EAF
RGBrgb(175, 110, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.4314, 0.6863
RGB percentages68.6%, 43.1%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(300, 28.9%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 37.1%, 68.6%)
CMYK0%, 37.1%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,497,135
CSS custom property--colour: #AF6EAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23361WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.67:1
Contrast with white3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#509150

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6980B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7A88ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original
Tritanopia#B37486no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.7:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.4Orchid · ΔE 22.9Medium purple · ΔE 26.1Pale violetred · ΔE 26.7Violet · ΔE 27.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6EAF6E
Analogous#8F6EAF, #AF6E8F
Triadic#AFAF6E, #6EAFAF
Split complementary#8FAF6E, #6EAF8F
Tetradic#AF8F6E, #6EAF6E, #6E8FAF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8F1F8
Lighter +30%#E5D1E5
Lighter +20%#D3B0D3
Lighter +10%#C18FC1
Darker −10%#975397
Darker −20%#764176
Darker −30%#552F55
Darker −40%#341D34
More saturated +25%#CB52CB
Less saturated −25%#938A93

Channel breakdown

R175
G110
B175
Red175 (68.6%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)28.89%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR AF · G 6E · B AF

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