Colour

#AF58FF

#AF58FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#AF58FF is a violet with RGB values 175, 88, 255 and HSL 271°, 100%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#AF58FF

RGBrgb(175, 88, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.3451, 1

RGB percentages68.6%, 34.5%, 100%

HSLhsl(271.3, 100%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(271.3, 65.5%, 100%)

CMYK31.4%, 65.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,491,583

CSS custom property--colour: #AF58FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23313WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.66:1

Contrast with white3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.66:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#777777

Inverted#50A700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0082FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47 from the original

Deuteranopia#1F85FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.4 from the original

Tritanopia#A07DA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 15.2 Blue violet · ΔE 15.2 Dark violet · ΔE 19.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 22.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 24 Slate blue · ΔE 32.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 15.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A8FF58

Analogous#5B58FF, #FF58FC

Triadic#FFAF58, #58FFAF

Split complementary#FCFF58, #58FF5B

Tetradic#FF5B58, #A8FF58, #58FCFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F8F1FF

Lighter +20%#E0BEFF

Lighter +10%#C78BFF

Darker −10%#9725FF

Darker −20%#7E00F1

Darker −30%#6300BE

Darker −40%#48008B

More saturated +25%#AF58FF

Less saturated −25%#AE6DEA

Channel breakdown

R175

G88

B255

Red175 (68.6%)

Green88 (34.5%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue271.26°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness67.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AF · G 58 · B FF

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