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Recognised as Colour

#AF6BF9

  • #AF6BF9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#AF6BF9 is a violet with RGB values 175, 107, 249 and HSL 269°, 92%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#AF6BF9#AF6BF9
HEX#AF6BF9
RGBrgb(175, 107, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.4196, 0.9765
RGB percentages68.6%, 42%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(268.7, 92.2%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.7, 57%, 97.6%)
CMYK29.7%, 57%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,496,441
CSS custom property--colour: #AF6BF9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26469WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.29:1
Contrast with white3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#509406

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2D8BFEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A8CF6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.5 from the original
Tritanopia#A187A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.8Medium orchid · ΔE 15.4Dark orchid · ΔE 18.9Medium purple · ΔE 20.5Slate blue · ΔE 22.3Blue violet · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 14.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B5F96B
Analogous#6B6EF9, #F66BF9
Triadic#F9AF6B, #6BF9AF
Split complementary#F9F66B, #6EF96B
Tetradic#F96B6E, #B5F96B, #6BF9F6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFF
Lighter +20%#E4CDFD
Lighter +10%#C99CFB
Darker −10%#953AF7
Darker −20%#7A0AF4
Darker −30%#6208C3
Darker −40%#490692
More saturated +25%#AF65FF
Less saturated −25%#B07EE6

Channel breakdown

R175
G107
B249
Red175 (68.6%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue268.73°
Saturation (HSL)92.21%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G 6B · B F9

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