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Colour

#AF46D3

  • #AF46D3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#AF46D3 is a violet with RGB values 175, 70, 211 and HSL 285°, 62%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#AF46D3#AF46D3
HEX#AF46D3
RGBrgb(175, 70, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.2745, 0.8275
RGB percentages68.6%, 27.5%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(284.7, 61.6%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.7, 66.8%, 82.7%)
CMYK17.1%, 66.8%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,486,931
CSS custom property--colour: #AF46D3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18197WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.64:1
Contrast with white4.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#50B92C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0070D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#4679D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.3 from the original
Tritanopia#AD6187no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 8.5Dark orchid · ΔE 9.2Dark magenta · ΔE 22.8Blue violet · ΔE 23.3Dark violet · ΔE 23.5Orchid · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 8.47, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6AD346
Analogous#6946D3, #D346B1
Triadic#D3AF46, #46D3AF
Split complementary#B1D346, #46D368
Tetradic#D36946, #6AD346, #46B1D3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6EBFA
Lighter +30%#E4C2F0
Lighter +20%#D398E7
Lighter +10%#C16FDD
Darker −10%#962CBA
Darker −20%#742291
Darker −30%#531967
Darker −40%#320F3E
More saturated +25%#BD29F0
Less saturated −25%#A163B6

Channel breakdown

R175
G70
B211
Red175 (68.6%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue284.68°
Saturation (HSL)61.57%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G 46 · B D3

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