Colour

#AF73EA

#AF73EA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#AF73EA is a violet with RGB values 175, 115, 234 and HSL 270°, 74%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#AF73EA

RGBrgb(175, 115, 234)

RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.451, 0.9176

RGB percentages68.6%, 45.1%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(270.3, 73.9%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270.3, 50.9%, 91.8%)

CMYK25.2%, 50.9%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,498,474

CSS custom property--colour: #AF73EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27316WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness152.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.46:1

Contrast with white3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.46:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#888888

Inverted#508C15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4E8DEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#608FE7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36 from the original

Tritanopia#A588A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 14.8 Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.4 Slate blue · ΔE 18.3 Orchid · ΔE 19.8 Violet · ΔE 20.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AEEA73

Analogous#7473EA, #EA73E9

Triadic#EAAF73, #73EAAF

Split complementary#E9EA73, #73EA74

Tetradic#EA7473, #AEEA73, #73E9EA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBF8FE

Lighter +20%#E2CCF7

Lighter +10%#C89FF1

Darker −10%#9647E3

Darker −20%#7C20D7

Darker −30%#631AAA

Darker −40%#49137E

More saturated +25%#AF5FFE

Less saturated −25%#AF87D6

Channel breakdown

R175

G115

B234

Red175 (68.6%)

Green115 (45.1%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue270.25°

Saturation (HSL)73.91%

Lightness68.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AF · G 73 · B EA

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