Colour

#AF759D

#AF759D
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#AF759D is a magenta with RGB values 175, 117, 157 and HSL 319°, 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

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HEX#AF759D

RGBrgb(175, 117, 157)

RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.4588, 0.6157

RGB percentages68.6%, 45.9%, 61.6%

HSLhsl(318.6, 26.6%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(318.6, 33.1%, 68.6%)

CMYK0%, 33.1%, 10.3%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,498,909

CSS custom property--colour: #AF759D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24271WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.85:1

Contrast with white3.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.85:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#848484

Inverted#508A62

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#77829Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#858A9Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original

Tritanopia#B57683no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.59:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 19.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 21.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 23.5 Thistle · ΔE 28.7 Light pink · ΔE 30.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 31.3

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 19.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#75AF87

Analogous#A475AF, #AF7580

Triadic#9DAF75, #759DAF

Split complementary#80AF75, #75AFA4

Tetradic#AFA475, #75AF87, #7580AF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAF6F9

Lighter +30%#E7D6E2

Lighter +20%#D4B6CB

Lighter +10%#C295B4

Darker −10%#995885

Darker −20%#784669

Darker −30%#58334D

Darker −40%#382030

More saturated +25%#CA5AA7

Less saturated −25%#949093

Channel breakdown

R175

G117

B157

Red175 (68.6%)

Green117 (45.9%)

Blue157 (61.6%)

Hue318.62°

Saturation (HSL)26.61%

Lightness57.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AF · G 75 · B 9D

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