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Colour

#AF9AB3

  • #AF9AB3
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#AF9AB3 is a magenta with RGB values 175, 154, 179 and HSL 290°, 14%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#AF9AB3#AF9AB3
HEX#AF9AB3
RGBrgb(175, 154, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.6039, 0.702
RGB percentages68.6%, 60.4%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(290.4, 14.1%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.4, 14%, 70.2%)
CMYK2.2%, 14%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,508,403
CSS custom property--colour: #AF9AB3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3548WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.1:1
Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#50654C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#989FB4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#9CA1B2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Tritanopia#B09CA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 14Dark grey · ΔE 16.2Rosy brown · ΔE 17.6Light slate grey · ΔE 17.8Light steelblue · ΔE 19.1Slate grey · ΔE 19.6
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 14.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9EB39A
Analogous#A39AB3, #B39AAA
Triadic#B3AF9A, #9AB3AF
Split complementary#AAB39A, #9AB3A3
Tetradic#B3A39A, #9EB39A, #9AAAB3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4F1F5
Lighter +20%#DDD4DF
Lighter +10%#C6B7C9
Darker −10%#987D9D
Darker −20%#7F6384
Darker −30%#634D67
Darker −40%#47374A
More saturated +25%#BE84C9
Less saturated −25%#A6A6A6

Channel breakdown

R175
G154
B179
Red175 (68.6%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue290.4°
Saturation (HSL)14.12%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G 9A · B B3

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