Colour

#AF78CC

#AF78CC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#AF78CC is a violet with RGB values 175, 120, 204 and HSL 279°, 45%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#AF78CC

RGBrgb(175, 120, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.4706, 0.8

RGB percentages68.6%, 47.1%, 80%

HSLhsl(279.3, 45.2%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(279.3, 41.2%, 80%)

CMYK14.2%, 41.2%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,499,724

CSS custom property--colour: #AF78CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26907WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.38:1

Contrast with white3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.38:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A

Inverted#508733

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#688BCFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#768FCAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.3 from the original

Tritanopia#AD8498no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 15.3 Orchid · ΔE 19.1 Plum · ΔE 20.1 Violet · ΔE 22.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 26.1 Slate blue · ΔE 26.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 15.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#95CC78

Analogous#8578CC, #CC78BF

Triadic#CCAF78, #78CCAF

Split complementary#BFCC78, #78CC85

Tetradic#CC8578, #95CC78, #78BFCC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F1E7F6

Lighter +20%#DBC2E8

Lighter +10%#C59DDA

Darker −10%#9953BE

Darker −20%#7F3DA1

Darker −30%#612F7C

Darker −40%#442157

More saturated +25%#B661E3

Less saturated −25%#A88FB5

Channel breakdown

R175

G120

B204

Red175 (68.6%)

Green120 (47.1%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue279.29°

Saturation (HSL)45.16%

Lightness63.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AF · G 78 · B CC

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