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Colour

#AF79EC

  • #AF79EC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#AF79EC is a violet with RGB values 175, 121, 236 and HSL 268°, 75%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#AF79EC#AF79EC
HEX#AF79EC
RGBrgb(175, 121, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.4745, 0.9255
RGB percentages68.6%, 47.5%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(268.2, 75.2%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.2, 48.7%, 92.5%)
CMYK25.8%, 48.7%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,500,012
CSS custom property--colour: #AF79EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28845WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.77:1
Contrast with white3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#508613

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5791F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6592E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.3 from the original
Tritanopia#A48DA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 8.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.4Medium orchid · ΔE 17.6Slate blue · ΔE 18.4Orchid · ΔE 20.2Violet · ΔE 21
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 8.59, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B6EC79
Analogous#797CEC, #E979EC
Triadic#ECAF79, #79ECAF
Split complementary#ECE879, #7DEC79
Tetradic#EC797C, #B6EC79, #79ECE9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E4D2F9
Lighter +10%#CAA6F2
Darker −10%#944CE6
Darker −20%#7A20DF
Darker −30%#6119B3
Darker −40%#491386
More saturated +25%#AE66FF
Less saturated −25%#B08CD9

Channel breakdown

R175
G121
B236
Red175 (68.6%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue268.17°
Saturation (HSL)75.16%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G 79 · B EC

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