#af50af Color Information

#af50af Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #af50af. In RGB, it consists of 68.6% Red, 31.4% Green, and 68.6% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 54.3% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 31.4% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 300.0°, with saturation of 37.3% and lightness of 50%. The decimal value for #af50af is 11489455, and its nearest "web safe" color is #996699. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #af50af is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#af50af Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color175, 80, 175 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color68.6%, 31.4%, 68.6% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.314, 0.686, 0.314 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.543, 0, 0.314 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color300.0°, 37.3%, 50.0% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color300.0°, 54.3%, 68.6% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color28.286, 17.946, 42.531 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color175, 80, 175 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11489455 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color49.431, 51.790, -33.387 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)49.431, 61.619, 327.192 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color49.431, 43.911, -56.781 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color42.363, 45.048, -29.870 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.319, 0.202, 17.946 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289679535 / 0xffaf50af Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#996699 Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #af50af

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #af50af, its pure hue is 300.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 37.3%, and its lightness is 50.0%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #af50af, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #160a16 to #994699.

Tints of #af50af

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #af50af, its pure hue is 300.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 37.3%, and its lightness is 50.0%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #af50af, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #b966b9 to #f5e9f5.

Tones of #af50af

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #af50af, its pure hue is 300.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 37.3%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #af50af, which range from #808080 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ff00ff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #af50af

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #af50af! For #af50af, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 4 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 3 unique colors including our original color, #af50af. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #af50af

This color, #af50af, consists of 68.6% Red, 31.4% Green, and 68.6% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 175, Green = 80, Blue = 175. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #af50af is 0% Cyan, 54.3% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 31.4% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R68.6%
C0.0%
G31.4%
M54.3%
B68.6%
Y0.0%
K31.4%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 175 80 175
Octal 257 120 257
Hexa #af #50 #af
Binary 10101111 01010000 10101111
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 54 0 31
Octal 0 66 0 37
Hexa #00 #36 #00 #1f
Binary 00000000 00110110 00000000 00011111

Analogous Colors of #af50af

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #af50af — which has hue 300.0° — its analogous colors are located at 270.0° and 330.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #af50af.

Triadic Colors of #af50af

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #af50af — which has hue 300.0° — its triadic colors are located at 60.0° and 300.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #af50af.

Complementary Color of #af50af

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #af50af — which has hue 300.0° — its complementary color is located at 120.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #af50af.

Split Complementary Colors of #af50af

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #af50af — which has hue 300.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 90.0° and 300.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #af50af.

Tetradic Colors of #af50af

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #af50af — which has hue 300.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 210.0°, 300.0°, 30.0°, and 120.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #af50af.

Monochromatic Colors of #af50af

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #af50af, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #4c344c — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #e39ce3 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #af50af

We want to make getting started with #af50af on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #af50af into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #af50af can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #af50af with other HTML elements.

#af50af Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #af50af.
<span style="color: #af50af;">The color of this text is #af50af.</span>

#af50af Background Color

The background color for this text is #af50af.
<div style="background-color: #af50af; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #af50af.</div>

#af50af Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #af50af.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #af50af;">This color for the shadow of this text is #af50af.</span>

#af50af Border Color

This is a div with border color #af50af.
<div style="border: #af50af 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #af50af.</div>

#af50af Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #af50af on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #af50af; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #af50af on a white background.</div></div>

#af50af Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #af50af on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #af50af; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #af50af on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #af50af to White

This is a gradient from #af50af to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#af50af,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#af50af,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#af50af,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#af50af,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #af50af to white.</div>

Gradient from #af50af to Black

This is a gradient from #af50af to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#af50af,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#af50af,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#af50af,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#af50af,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #af50af to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #af50af

In addition to using #af50af on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #af50af in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #af50af, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 175, Green = 80, Blue = 175). If you need details about the color coordinates of #af50af in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #af50af
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(175, 80, 175)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #af50af; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #af50af; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #af50af; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(175, 80, 175);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#af50af")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:175, green:80, blue:175, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:175 green:80 blue:175 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(175f, 80f, 175f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(175, 80, 175);
 

#af50af Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #af50af the same way. For those with color blindness, #af50af might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #af50af looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #af50af is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #af50af looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #af50af will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #af50af is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 4.6:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #af50af would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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