Colour

#AF46D9

#AF46D9
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#AF46D9 is a violet with RGB values 175, 70, 217 and HSL 283°, 66%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black 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#AF46D9

RGBrgb(175, 70, 217)

RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.2745, 0.851

RGB percentages68.6%, 27.5%, 85.1%

HSLhsl(282.9, 65.9%, 56.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(282.9, 67.7%, 85.1%)

CMYK19.4%, 67.7%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,486,937

CSS custom property--colour: #AF46D9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18504WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.7:1

Contrast with white4.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#676767

Inverted#50B926

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0071DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#407AD6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.9 from the original

Tritanopia#AB638Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 7.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 11.1 Blue violet · ΔE 20.6 Dark violet · ΔE 21.1 Medium slateblue · ΔE 25 Dark magenta · ΔE 25

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 7.64, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#70D946

Analogous#6646D9, #D946B9

Triadic#D9AF46, #46D9AF

Split complementary#B9D946, #46D966

Tetradic#D96646, #70D946, #46B9D9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8EFFC

Lighter +30%#E6C5F3

Lighter +20%#D49BEA

Lighter +10%#C170E2

Darker −10%#9728C4

Darker −20%#772099

Darker −30%#56176F

Darker −40%#350E45

More saturated +25%#BB2AF5

Less saturated −25%#A362BD

Channel breakdown

R175

G70

B217

Red175 (68.6%)

Green70 (27.5%)

Blue217 (85.1%)

Hue282.86°

Saturation (HSL)65.92%

Lightness56.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AF · G 46 · B D9

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