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Recognised as Colour

#AF6CD9

  • #AF6CD9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#AF6CD9 is a violet with RGB values 175, 108, 217 and HSL 277°, 59%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#AF6CD9#AF6CD9
HEX#AF6CD9
RGBrgb(175, 108, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.4235, 0.851
RGB percentages68.6%, 42.4%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(276.9, 58.9%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.9, 50.2%, 85.1%)
CMYK19.4%, 50.2%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,496,665
CSS custom property--colour: #AF6CD9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24849WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.97:1
Contrast with white3.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#509326

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5085DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#648AD6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.6 from the original
Tritanopia#AA7E99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.52:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.3Medium orchid · ΔE 13.6Orchid · ΔE 15.8Violet · ΔE 18.7Slate blue · ΔE 19.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#96D96C
Analogous#796CD9, #D96CCC
Triadic#D9AF6C, #6CD9AF
Split complementary#CCD96C, #6CD979
Tetradic#D9796C, #96D96C, #6CCCD9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1E6F8
Lighter +20%#DBBDEE
Lighter +10%#C595E3
Darker −10%#9943CF
Darker −20%#7F2EB1
Darker −30%#622389
Darker −40%#451960
More saturated +25%#B455F0
Less saturated −25%#AA83C2

Channel breakdown

R175
G108
B217
Red175 (68.6%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue276.88°
Saturation (HSL)58.92%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G 6C · B D9

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