Recognised as Colour

#AF70CE

#AF70CE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#AF70CE is a violet with RGB values 175, 112, 206 and HSL 280°, 49%, 62%. 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

#AF70CE#AF70CE

HEX#AF70CE

RGBrgb(175, 112, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.4392, 0.8078

RGB percentages68.6%, 43.9%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(280.2, 49%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(280.2, 45.6%, 80.8%)

CMYK15%, 45.6%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,497,678

CSS custom property--colour: #AF70CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25159WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness146.1 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#848484

Inverted#508F31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5D86D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#6E8BCBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.6 from the original

Tritanopia#AD7E95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.1 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 12.2 Orchid · ΔE 15.6 Violet · ΔE 19.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 19.9 Slate blue · ΔE 22.9 Plum · ΔE 25.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#8FCE70

Analogous#8070CE, #CE70BE

Triadic#CEAF70, #70CEAF

Split complementary#BECE70, #70CE80

Tetradic#CE8070, #8FCE70, #70BECE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EFE2F5

Lighter +20%#DABCE8

Lighter +10%#C496DB

Darker −10%#9A4AC1

Darker −20%#7E37A1

Darker −30%#602A7B

Darker −40%#431D55

More saturated +25%#B758E6

Less saturated −25%#A788B6

Channel breakdown

R175

G112

B206

Red175 (68.6%)

Green112 (43.9%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue280.21°

Saturation (HSL)48.96%

Lightness62.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AF · G 70 · B CE

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