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Colour

#AF3FE1

  • #AF3FE1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#AF3FE1 is a violet with RGB values 175, 63, 225 and HSL 281°, 73%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#AF3FE1#AF3FE1
HEX#AF3FE1
RGBrgb(175, 63, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.2471, 0.8824
RGB percentages68.6%, 24.7%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(281.5, 73%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.5, 72%, 88.2%)
CMYK22.2%, 72%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,485,153
CSS custom property--colour: #AF3FE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18105WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.62:1
Contrast with white4.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#50C01E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0070E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#2F78DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.6 from the original
Tritanopia#AA638Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 7.4Blue violet · ΔE 14.9Dark violet · ΔE 15.2Medium orchid · ΔE 17.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 28Dark magenta · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 7.41, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#71E13F
Analogous#5E3FE1, #E13FC2
Triadic#E1AF3F, #3FE1AF
Split complementary#C2E13F, #3FE15E
Tetradic#E15E3F, #71E13F, #3FC2E1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9EFFD
Lighter +30%#E6C3F6
Lighter +20%#D497EF
Lighter +10%#C16BE8
Darker −10%#9820CD
Darker −20%#7719A1
Darker −30%#561275
Darker −40%#360B49
More saturated +25%#BA23FD
Less saturated −25%#A45BC5

Channel breakdown

R175
G63
B225
Red175 (68.6%)
Green63 (24.7%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue281.48°
Saturation (HSL)72.97%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G 3F · B E1

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