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Colour

#AF00DD

  • #AF00DD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#AF00DD is a violet with RGB values 175, 0, 221 and HSL 288°, 100%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#AF00DD#AF00DD
HEX#AF00DD
RGBrgb(175, 0, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0, 0.8667
RGB percentages68.6%, 0%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(287.5, 100%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.5, 100%, 86.7%)
CMYK20.8%, 100%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,469,021
CSS custom property--colour: #AF00DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14334WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.43:1
Contrast with white5.43:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#50FF22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0061E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#006DD9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.8 from the original
Tritanopia#AB4C82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 7.8Blue violet · ΔE 13.9Dark orchid · ΔE 18Fuchsia · ΔE 23.9Magenta · ΔE 23.9Medium orchid · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 7.8, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2EDD00
Analogous#4000DD, #DD009D
Triadic#DDAF00, #00DDAF
Split complementary#9CDD00, #00DD41
Tetradic#DD4100, #2EDD00, #009CDD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDAAFF
Lighter +30%#E377FF
Lighter +20%#D844FF
Lighter +10%#CD11FF
Darker −10%#8700AA
Darker −20%#5E0077
Darker −30%#360044
Darker −40%#0D0011
More saturated +25%#AF00DD
Less saturated −25%#9F1CC1

Channel breakdown

R175
G0
B221
Red175 (68.6%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue287.51°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G 00 · B DD

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