Colour

#AF20DF

#AF20DF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#AF20DF is a violet with RGB values 175, 32, 223 and HSL 285°, 75%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#AF20DF#AF20DF

HEX#AF20DF

RGBrgb(175, 32, 223)

RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.1255, 0.8745

RGB percentages68.6%, 12.5%, 87.5%

HSLhsl(284.9, 74.9%, 50%)

HSV / HSBhsv(284.9, 85.7%, 87.5%)

CMYK21.5%, 85.7%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,477,215

CSS custom property--colour: #AF20DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15475WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness124.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.13:1

Contrast with white5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C

Inverted#50DF20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0066E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53 from the original

Deuteranopia#0671DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.5 from the original

Tritanopia#AB5485no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 8 Blue violet · ΔE 12.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 14.2 Fuchsia · ΔE 25.5 Magenta · ΔE 25.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 27.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 8.02, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#50DF20

Analogous#4F20DF, #DF20B0

Triadic#DFAF20, #20DFAF

Split complementary#B0DF20, #20DF4F

Tetradic#DF4F20, #50DF20, #20B0DF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EFD2F9

Lighter +30%#DFA6F2

Lighter +20%#CF79EC

Lighter +10%#BF4DE5

Darker −10%#8C1AB2

Darker −20%#691386

Darker −30%#460D59

Darker −40%#23062D

More saturated +25%#BF00FF

Less saturated −25%#9F40BF

Channel breakdown

R175

G32

B223

Red175 (68.6%)

Green32 (12.5%)

Blue223 (87.5%)

Hue284.92°

Saturation (HSL)74.9%

Lightness50%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AF · G 20 · B DF

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