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Recognised as Colour

#AF54CF

  • #AF54CF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#AF54CF is a violet with RGB values 175, 84, 207 and HSL 284°, 56%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#AF54CF#AF54CF
HEX#AF54CF
RGBrgb(175, 84, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.3294, 0.8118
RGB percentages68.6%, 32.9%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(284.4, 56.2%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.4, 59.4%, 81.2%)
CMYK15.5%, 59.4%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,490,511
CSS custom property--colour: #AF54CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1996WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.99:1
Contrast with white4.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#50AB30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3176D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#557ECCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.9 from the original
Tritanopia#AD698Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.21:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 3.6Dark orchid · ΔE 17.2Orchid · ΔE 17.6Medium purple · ΔE 19.6Violet · ΔE 21.2Dark magenta · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 3.63, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#74CF54
Analogous#7254CF, #CF54B1
Triadic#CFAF54, #54CFAF
Split complementary#B1CF54, #54CF72
Tetradic#CF7254, #74CF54, #54B1CF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAF3FC
Lighter +30%#E7CBF1
Lighter +20%#D4A4E5
Lighter +10%#C27CDA
Darker −10%#9835BB
Darker −20%#782994
Darker −30%#581E6C
Darker −40%#371344
More saturated +25%#BC39EA
Less saturated −25%#A26FB4

Channel breakdown

R175
G84
B207
Red175 (68.6%)
Green84 (32.9%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue284.39°
Saturation (HSL)56.16%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G 54 · B CF

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