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Recognised as Colour

#AF62CB

  • #AF62CB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#AF62CB is a violet with RGB values 175, 98, 203 and HSL 284°, 50%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#AF62CB#AF62CB
HEX#AF62CB
RGBrgb(175, 98, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.3843, 0.7961
RGB percentages68.6%, 38.4%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(284, 50.2%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284, 51.7%, 79.6%)
CMYK13.8%, 51.7%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,494,091
CSS custom property--colour: #AF62CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22161WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.43:1
Contrast with white3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.43:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#509D34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C7DCFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6484C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.7 from the original
Tritanopia#AE728Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 12.1Orchid · ΔE 13.5Medium purple · ΔE 14Violet · ΔE 18.3Slate blue · ΔE 21.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 12.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7ECB62
Analogous#7B62CB, #CB62B3
Triadic#CBAF62, #62CBAF
Split complementary#B3CB62, #62CB7B
Tetradic#CB7B62, #7ECB62, #62B3CB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFBFE
Lighter +30%#EAD5F1
Lighter +20%#D6AFE4
Lighter +10%#C388D8
Darker −10%#9A3EBC
Darker −20%#7B3295
Darker −30%#5B256F
Darker −40%#3C1849
More saturated +25%#BB48E5
Less saturated −25%#A37CB1

Channel breakdown

R175
G98
B203
Red175 (68.6%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue284°
Saturation (HSL)50.24%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G 62 · B CB

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