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Recognised as Colour

#AF55C8

  • #AF55C8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#AF55C8 is a violet with RGB values 175, 85, 200 and HSL 287°, 51%, 56%. 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

#AF55C8#AF55C8
HEX#AF55C8
RGBrgb(175, 85, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.3333, 0.7843
RGB percentages68.6%, 33.3%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(287, 51.1%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287, 57.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK12.5%, 57.5%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,490,760
CSS custom property--colour: #AF55C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19781WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.96:1
Contrast with white4.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#50AA37

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3A75CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5B7EC5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46 from the original
Tritanopia#AF6787no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.24:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 6.1Orchid · ΔE 15.1Medium purple · ΔE 18.5Violet · ΔE 19.8Dark orchid · ΔE 20.8Dark magenta · ΔE 21.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 6.09, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6EC855
Analogous#7655C8, #C855A7
Triadic#C8AF55, #55C8AF
Split complementary#A7C855, #55C876
Tetradic#C87655, #6EC855, #55A7C8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8EFFA
Lighter +30%#E5C9ED
Lighter +20%#D3A2E1
Lighter +10%#C17CD4
Darker −10%#9739B1
Darker −20%#762D8A
Darker −30%#552064
Darker −40%#34143D
More saturated +25%#BF39E4
Less saturated −25%#9F71AC

Channel breakdown

R175
G85
B200
Red175 (68.6%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue286.96°
Saturation (HSL)51.11%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G 55 · B C8

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