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Recognised as Colour

#AF6ED7

  • #AF6ED7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#AF6ED7 is a violet with RGB values 175, 110, 215 and HSL 277°, 57%, 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

#AF6ED7#AF6ED7
HEX#AF6ED7
RGBrgb(175, 110, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.4314, 0.8431
RGB percentages68.6%, 43.1%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(277.1, 56.8%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.1, 48.8%, 84.3%)
CMYK18.6%, 48.8%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,497,175
CSS custom property--colour: #AF6ED7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25172WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.03:1
Contrast with white3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#509128

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5586DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#678BD4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Tritanopia#AB7F99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10Medium orchid · ΔE 15.4Orchid · ΔE 15.5Violet · ΔE 18.7Slate blue · ΔE 20Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#96D76E
Analogous#7A6ED7, #D76ECB
Triadic#D7AF6E, #6ED7AF
Split complementary#CBD76E, #6ED77A
Tetradic#D77A6E, #96D76E, #6ECBD7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1E6F8
Lighter +20%#DBBEED
Lighter +10%#C596E2
Darker −10%#9946CC
Darker −20%#7F30AF
Darker −30%#622587
Darker −40%#451A5F
More saturated +25%#B557EE
Less saturated −25%#A985C0

Channel breakdown

R175
G110
B215
Red175 (68.6%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue277.14°
Saturation (HSL)56.76%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G 6E · B D7

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