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Recognised as Colour

#AF6DE2

  • #AF6DE2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#AF6DE2 is a violet with RGB values 175, 109, 226 and HSL 274°, 67%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#AF6DE2#AF6DE2
HEX#AF6DE2
RGBrgb(175, 109, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.4275, 0.8863
RGB percentages68.6%, 42.7%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(273.8, 66.9%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273.8, 51.8%, 88.6%)
CMYK22.6%, 51.8%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,496,930
CSS custom property--colour: #AF6DE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25542WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.11:1
Contrast with white3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.11:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#50921D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4B88E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#608BDFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.6 from the original
Tritanopia#A8819Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.9Medium orchid · ΔE 12.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.8Orchid · ΔE 17.9Slate blue · ΔE 18.6Violet · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A0E26D
Analogous#746DE2, #E26DDB
Triadic#E2AF6D, #6DE2AF
Split complementary#DBE26D, #6DE274
Tetradic#E2746D, #A0E26D, #6DDBE2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5EDFB
Lighter +20%#DEC2F3
Lighter +10%#C698EA
Darker −10%#9842DA
Darker −20%#7E27C2
Darker −30%#631E98
Darker −40%#47166D
More saturated +25%#B257F8
Less saturated −25%#AC83CC

Channel breakdown

R175
G109
B226
Red175 (68.6%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue273.85°
Saturation (HSL)66.86%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G 6D · B E2

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