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Recognised as Colour

#AF6EED

  • #AF6EED
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#AF6EED is a violet with RGB values 175, 110, 237 and HSL 271°, 78%, 68%. 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 orchid.

Colour values

#AF6EED#AF6EED
HEX#AF6EED
RGBrgb(175, 110, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.4314, 0.9294
RGB percentages68.6%, 43.1%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(270.7, 77.9%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.7, 53.6%, 92.9%)
CMYK26.2%, 53.6%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,497,197
CSS custom property--colour: #AF6EED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2638WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.28:1
Contrast with white3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#509112

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#438AF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#588DEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.6 from the original
Tritanopia#A586A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 12.9Medium purple · ΔE 13.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 15Slate blue · ΔE 19Orchid · ΔE 21.4Violet · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 12.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ACED6E
Analogous#706EED, #ED6EEB
Triadic#EDAF6E, #6EEDAF
Split complementary#EBED6E, #6EED70
Tetradic#ED706E, #ACED6E, #6EEBED

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAF6FE
Lighter +20%#E1C9F8
Lighter +10%#C89BF3
Darker −10%#9641E7
Darker −20%#7D1BDA
Darker −30%#6315AD
Darker −40%#49107F
More saturated +25%#AF5CFF
Less saturated −25%#AF82D9

Channel breakdown

R175
G110
B237
Red175 (68.6%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue270.71°
Saturation (HSL)77.91%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G 6E · B ED

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