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Recognised as Colour

#AF8AB5

  • #AF8AB5
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#AF8AB5 is a magenta with RGB values 175, 138, 181 and HSL 292°, 23%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#AF8AB5#AF8AB5
HEX#AF8AB5
RGBrgb(175, 138, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.5412, 0.7098
RGB percentages68.6%, 54.1%, 71%
HSLhsl(291.6, 22.5%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.6, 23.8%, 71%)
CMYK3.3%, 23.8%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,504,309
CSS custom property--colour: #AF8AB5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30627WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.13:1
Contrast with white2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#50754A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8694B7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8E98B3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Tritanopia#B08E99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.3Thistle · ΔE 21.3Rosy brown · ΔE 24.3Light slate grey · ΔE 25.5Slate grey · ΔE 26.5Light steelblue · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#90B58A
Analogous#9A8AB5, #B58AA6
Triadic#B5AF8A, #8AB5AF
Split complementary#A6B58A, #8AB599
Tetradic#B59A8A, #90B58A, #8AA6B5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFE8F0
Lighter +20%#DAC8DD
Lighter +10%#C4A9C9
Darker −10%#9A6BA1
Darker −20%#7E5485
Darker −30%#604066
Darker −40%#432D46
More saturated +25%#C072CD
Less saturated −25%#A0A0A0

Channel breakdown

R175
G138
B181
Red175 (68.6%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue291.63°
Saturation (HSL)22.51%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G 8A · B B5

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