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Recognised as Colour

#AF75FA

  • #AF75FA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#AF75FA is a violet with RGB values 175, 117, 250 and HSL 266°, 93%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#AF75FA#AF75FA
HEX#AF75FA
RGBrgb(175, 117, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.4588, 0.9804
RGB percentages68.6%, 45.9%, 98%
HSLhsl(266.2, 93%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.2, 53.2%, 98%)
CMYK30%, 53.2%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,499,002
CSS custom property--colour: #AF75FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28739WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.75:1
Contrast with white3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#508A05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4391FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5691F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.3 from the original
Tritanopia#A08FADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 13.4Medium purple · ΔE 15.5Medium orchid · ΔE 16.5Slate blue · ΔE 19.8Dark orchid · ΔE 23.8Violet · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 13.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C0FA75
Analogous#757EFA, #F275FA
Triadic#FAAF75, #75FAAF
Split complementary#FAF175, #7EFA75
Tetradic#FA757D, #C0FA75, #75FAF1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E8D7FE
Lighter +10%#CCA6FC
Darker −10%#9244F8
Darker −20%#7613F6
Darker −30%#5E07CF
Darker −40%#48069D
More saturated +25%#AE70FF
Less saturated −25%#B187E8

Channel breakdown

R175
G117
B250
Red175 (68.6%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue266.17°
Saturation (HSL)93.01%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G 75 · B FA

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