Colour

#AF74EB

#AF74EB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#AF74EB is a violet with RGB values 175, 116, 235 and HSL 270°, 75%, 69%. 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#AF74EB

RGBrgb(175, 116, 235)

RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.4549, 0.9216

RGB percentages68.6%, 45.5%, 92.2%

HSLhsl(269.7, 74.8%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(269.7, 50.6%, 92.2%)

CMYK25.5%, 50.6%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,498,731

CSS custom property--colour: #AF74EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27603WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness152.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.52:1

Contrast with white3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.52:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#898989

Inverted#508B14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4F8EEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#6190E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.7 from the original

Tritanopia#A589A5no 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 text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 15.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.3 Slate blue · ΔE 18.2 Orchid · ΔE 20 Violet · ΔE 20.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B0EB74

Analogous#7475EB, #EA74EB

Triadic#EBAF74, #74EBAF

Split complementary#EBEB74, #75EB74

Tetradic#EB7475, #B0EB74, #74EBEA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCFAFE

Lighter +20%#E2CDF8

Lighter +10%#C9A1F1

Darker −10%#9547E5

Darker −20%#7C1FDA

Darker −30%#6219AD

Darker −40%#491281

More saturated +25%#AF60FF

Less saturated −25%#AF88D7

Channel breakdown

R175

G116

B235

Red175 (68.6%)

Green116 (45.5%)

Blue235 (92.2%)

Hue269.75°

Saturation (HSL)74.84%

Lightness68.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AF · G 74 · B EB

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