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Colour

#AF48D7

  • #AF48D7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#AF48D7 is a violet with RGB values 175, 72, 215 and HSL 283°, 64%, 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

#AF48D7#AF48D7
HEX#AF48D7
RGBrgb(175, 72, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.2824, 0.8431
RGB percentages68.6%, 28.2%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(283.2, 64.1%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.2, 66.5%, 84.3%)
CMYK18.6%, 66.5%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,487,447
CSS custom property--colour: #AF48D7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18655WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.73:1
Contrast with white4.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#50B728

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0072DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#447AD4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.8 from the original
Tritanopia#AC648Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.44:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 8.8Medium orchid · ΔE 9.3Blue violet · ΔE 22.3Dark violet · ΔE 22.8Dark magenta · ΔE 24.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 8.75, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#70D748
Analogous#6748D7, #D748B8
Triadic#D7AF48, #48D7AF
Split complementary#B8D748, #48D767
Tetradic#D76748, #70D748, #48B8D7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8EFFC
Lighter +30%#E6C6F2
Lighter +20%#D49CE9
Lighter +10%#C172E0
Darker −10%#972AC2
Darker −20%#772198
Darker −30%#56186E
Darker −40%#350F44
More saturated +25%#BB2CF3
Less saturated −25%#A364BB

Channel breakdown

R175
G72
B215
Red175 (68.6%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue283.22°
Saturation (HSL)64.13%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G 48 · B D7

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