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Recognised as Colour

#AF74AD

  • #AF74AD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#AF74AD is a magenta with RGB values 175, 116, 173 and HSL 302°, 27%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#AF74AD#AF74AD
HEX#AF74AD
RGBrgb(175, 116, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.4549, 0.6784
RGB percentages68.6%, 45.5%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(302, 26.9%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(302, 33.7%, 68.6%)
CMYK0%, 33.7%, 1.1%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,498,669
CSS custom property--colour: #AF74AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24622WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.92:1
Contrast with white3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#508B52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7083AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7F8BABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original
Tritanopia#B37989no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.54:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.7Pale violetred · ΔE 25.3Orchid · ΔE 27.2Medium purple · ΔE 29.5Violet · ΔE 31.5Rosy brown · ΔE 32.4
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#74AF76
Analogous#9374AF, #AF7490
Triadic#ADAF74, #74ADAF
Split complementary#90AF74, #74AF93
Tetradic#AF9374, #74AF76, #7490AF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAF5F9
Lighter +30%#E7D5E6
Lighter +20%#D4B5D3
Lighter +10%#C294C0
Darker −10%#985896
Darker −20%#784576
Darker −30%#583256
Darker −40%#372036
More saturated +25%#CA59C7
Less saturated −25%#948F93

Channel breakdown

R175
G116
B173
Red175 (68.6%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue302.03°
Saturation (HSL)26.94%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AF · G 74 · B AD

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