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Colour

#AF48D8

  • #AF48D8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#AF48D8 is a violet with RGB values 175, 72, 216 and HSL 283°, 65%, 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

#AF48D8#AF48D8
HEX#AF48D8
RGBrgb(175, 72, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.2824, 0.8471
RGB percentages68.6%, 28.2%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(282.9, 64.9%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.9, 66.7%, 84.7%)
CMYK19%, 66.7%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,487,448
CSS custom property--colour: #AF48D8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18707WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.74:1
Contrast with white4.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#50B727

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0072DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#437AD5no 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 55.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.43:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 8.5Medium orchid · ΔE 9.8Blue violet · ΔE 21.8Dark violet · ΔE 22.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.3Dark magenta · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 8.5, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#71D848
Analogous#6748D8, #D848B9
Triadic#D8AF48, #48D8AF
Split complementary#B9D848, #48D867
Tetradic#D86748, #71D848, #48B9D8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9F0FC
Lighter +30%#E6C6F3
Lighter +20%#D49CEA
Lighter +10%#C172E1
Darker −10%#982AC3
Darker −20%#772199
Darker −30%#56186F
Darker −40%#360F45
More saturated +25%#BB2CF4
Less saturated −25%#A364BC

Channel breakdown

R175
G72
B216
Red175 (68.6%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue282.92°
Saturation (HSL)64.86%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G 48 · B D8

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