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Colour

#AF05E6

  • #AF05E6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#AF05E6 is a violet with RGB values 175, 5, 230 and HSL 285°, 96%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#AF05E6#AF05E6
HEX#AF05E6
RGBrgb(175, 5, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.0196, 0.902
RGB percentages68.6%, 2%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(285.3, 95.7%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.3, 97.8%, 90.2%)
CMYK23.9%, 97.8%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,470,310
CSS custom property--colour: #AF05E6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14936WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.27:1
Contrast with white5.27:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#50FA19

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0065EBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#006FE2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A95287no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 8.7Blue violet · ΔE 13.6Dark orchid · ΔE 20.9Fuchsia · ΔE 23.9Magenta · ΔE 23.9Medium blue · ΔE 32.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 8.71, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3CE605
Analogous#3E05E6, #E605AD
Triadic#E6AF05, #05E6AF
Split complementary#ADE605, #05E63E
Tetradic#E63E05, #3CE605, #05ADE6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDBAFD
Lighter +30%#E088FC
Lighter +20%#D356FB
Lighter +10%#C624FA
Darker −10%#8904B4
Darker −20%#630382
Darker −30%#3D0250
Darker −40%#17011E
More saturated +25%#B200EB
Less saturated −25%#A022C9

Channel breakdown

R175
G5
B230
Red175 (68.6%)
Green5 (2%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue285.33°
Saturation (HSL)95.74%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G 05 · B E6

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