Recognised as Colour
#AF7BC5
- #AF7BC5
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#AF7BC5 is a violet with RGB values 175, 123, 197 and HSL 282°, 39%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#AF7BC5#AF7BC5
HEX#AF7BC5
RGBrgb(175, 123, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.4824, 0.7725
RGB percentages68.6%, 48.2%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(282.2, 38.9%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.2, 37.6%, 77.3%)
CMYK11.2%, 37.6%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,500,485
CSS custom property--colour: #AF7BC5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27311WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.9 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#8B8B8B
Inverted#50843A
Colour vision & accessibility
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
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#91C57B
Analogous#8A7BC5, #C57BB6
Triadic#C5AF7B, #7BC5AF
Split complementary#B6C57B, #7BC58A
Tetradic#C58A7B, #91C57B, #7BB6C5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R175
G123
B197
Red175 (68.6%)
Green123 (48.2%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue282.16°
Saturation (HSL)38.95%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G 7B · B C5
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