Recognised as Colour

#AF7BCD

#AF7BCD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#AF7BCD is a violet with RGB values 175, 123, 205 and HSL 278°, 45%, 64%. 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

#AF7BCD#AF7BCD

HEX#AF7BCD

RGBrgb(175, 123, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.4824, 0.8039

RGB percentages68.6%, 48.2%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(278, 45.1%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(278, 40%, 80.4%)

CMYK14.6%, 40%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,500,493

CSS custom property--colour: #AF7BCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27688WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness151.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.54:1

Contrast with white3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.54:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C

Inverted#508432

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6C8DD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#7891CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original

Tritanopia#AC879Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 16.2 Plum · ΔE 18.9 Orchid · ΔE 20.4 Violet · ΔE 23.6 Slate blue · ΔE 27.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 27.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 16.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#99CD7B

Analogous#867BCD, #CD7BC2

Triadic#CDAF7B, #7BCDAF

Split complementary#C2CD7B, #7BCD86

Tetradic#CD867B, #99CD7B, #7BC2CD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F2EAF7

Lighter +20%#DCC5E9

Lighter +10%#C5A0DB

Darker −10%#9956BF

Darker −20%#7F3EA4

Darker −30%#62307F

Darker −40%#45225A

More saturated +25%#B564E4

Less saturated −25%#A992B6

Channel breakdown

R175

G123

B205

Red175 (68.6%)

Green123 (48.2%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue278.05°

Saturation (HSL)45.05%

Lightness64.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AF · G 7B · B CD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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