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Recognised as Colour

#AF56E2

  • #AF56E2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#AF56E2 is a violet with RGB values 175, 86, 226 and HSL 278°, 71%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#AF56E2#AF56E2
HEX#AF56E2
RGBrgb(175, 86, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.3373, 0.8863
RGB percentages68.6%, 33.7%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(278.1, 70.7%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.1, 61.9%, 88.6%)
CMYK22.6%, 61.9%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,491,042
CSS custom property--colour: #AF56E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21261WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.25:1
Contrast with white4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#50A91D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#157BE6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4881DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.5 from the original
Tritanopia#A97194no 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 text4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 9.2Dark orchid · ΔE 12.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 20Medium purple · ΔE 23.3Blue violet · ΔE 23.8Slate blue · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 9.25, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#89E256
Analogous#6956E2, #E256CF
Triadic#E2AF56, #56E2AF
Split complementary#CFE256, #56E269
Tetradic#E26956, #89E256, #56CFE2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDD9F8
Lighter +20%#D8ADF1
Lighter +10%#C482E9
Darker −10%#9A2ADB
Darker −20%#7D1FB3
Darker −30%#5F1788
Darker −40%#40105C
More saturated +25%#B63DFB
Less saturated −25%#A86FC9

Channel breakdown

R175
G86
B226
Red175 (68.6%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue278.14°
Saturation (HSL)70.71%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G 56 · B E2

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