Colour

#AF709C

#AF709C
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#AF709C is a magenta with RGB values 175, 112, 156 and HSL 318°, 28%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#AF709C#AF709C

HEX#AF709C

RGBrgb(175, 112, 156)

RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.4392, 0.6118

RGB percentages68.6%, 43.9%, 61.2%

HSLhsl(318.1, 28.3%, 56.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(318.1, 36%, 68.6%)

CMYK0%, 36%, 10.9%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,497,628

CSS custom property--colour: #AF709C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23103WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.62:1

Contrast with white3.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.62:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#818181

Inverted#508F63

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#727E9Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original

Deuteranopia#81889Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original

Tritanopia#B67180no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.74:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 20.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 20.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 26.2 Thistle · ΔE 31.2 Light pink · ΔE 32 Orchid · ΔE 32.5

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 20.13, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#70AF83

Analogous#A370AF, #AF707D

Triadic#9CAF70, #709CAF

Split complementary#7DAF70, #70AFA3

Tetradic#AFA370, #70AF83, #707DAF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F8F3F7

Lighter +30%#E6D2E0

Lighter +20%#D4B1C9

Lighter +10%#C191B3

Darker −10%#975583

Darker −20%#774267

Darker −30%#56304B

Darker −40%#351E2E

More saturated +25%#CB54A7

Less saturated −25%#938C91

Channel breakdown

R175

G112

B156

Red175 (68.6%)

Green112 (43.9%)

Blue156 (61.2%)

Hue318.1°

Saturation (HSL)28.25%

Lightness56.27%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AF · G 70 · B 9C

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Colour values

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