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Recognised as Colour

#AF67DC

  • #AF67DC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#AF67DC is a violet with RGB values 175, 103, 220 and HSL 277°, 63%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#AF67DC#AF67DC
HEX#AF67DC
RGBrgb(175, 103, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.4039, 0.8627
RGB percentages68.6%, 40.4%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(276.9, 62.6%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.9, 53.2%, 86.3%)
CMYK20.5%, 53.2%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,495,388
CSS custom property--colour: #AF67DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23982WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.8:1
Contrast with white3.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#509823

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4683E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E88D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40 from the original
Tritanopia#AA7B98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.62:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 10.2Medium purple · ΔE 12.6Orchid · ΔE 16.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 19Slate blue · ΔE 19.3Violet · ΔE 19.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 10.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#94DC67
Analogous#7467DC, #DC67CF
Triadic#DCAF67, #67DCAF
Split complementary#CFDC67, #67DC74
Tetradic#DC7467, #94DC67, #67CFDC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0E3F9
Lighter +20%#DBBAEF
Lighter +10%#C590E6
Darker −10%#993ED2
Darker −20%#7E29B4
Darker −30%#61208A
Darker −40%#441661
More saturated +25%#B450F3
Less saturated −25%#AA7EC5

Channel breakdown

R175
G103
B220
Red175 (68.6%)
Green103 (40.4%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue276.92°
Saturation (HSL)62.57%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G 67 · B DC

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