Colour

#AF3FD5

#AF3FD5
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#AF3FD5 is a violet with RGB values 175, 63, 213 and HSL 285°, 64%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#AF3FD5

RGBrgb(175, 63, 213)

RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.2471, 0.8353

RGB percentages68.6%, 24.7%, 83.5%

HSLhsl(284.8, 64.1%, 54.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(284.8, 70.4%, 83.5%)

CMYK17.8%, 70.4%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,485,141

CSS custom property--colour: #AF3FD5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17473WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness129.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.67:1

Contrast with white4.67:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#626262

Inverted#50C02A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006DD9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#3E77D2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.9 from the original

Tritanopia#AD5E86no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 6.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 12.5 Dark violet · ΔE 19.6 Blue violet · ΔE 19.9 Dark magenta · ΔE 24.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 6.77, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#65D53F

Analogous#643FD5, #D53FB0

Triadic#D5AF3F, #3FD5AF

Split complementary#B0D53F, #3FD564

Tetradic#D5643F, #65D53F, #3FB0D5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5E6FA

Lighter +30%#E3BDF0

Lighter +20%#D293E7

Lighter +10%#C069DE

Darker −10%#9428B9

Darker −20%#731F8F

Darker −30%#511665

Darker −40%#2F0D3B

More saturated +25%#BD22F2

Less saturated −25%#A15CB8

Channel breakdown

R175

G63

B213

Red175 (68.6%)

Green63 (24.7%)

Blue213 (83.5%)

Hue284.8°

Saturation (HSL)64.1%

Lightness54.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AF · G 3F · B D5

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Colour values

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