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Colour

#AF7BEB

  • #AF7BEB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#AF7BEB is a violet with RGB values 175, 123, 235 and HSL 268°, 74%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#AF7BEB#AF7BEB
HEX#AF7BEB
RGBrgb(175, 123, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.4824, 0.9216
RGB percentages68.6%, 48.2%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(267.9, 73.7%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.9, 47.7%, 92.2%)
CMYK25.5%, 47.7%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,500,523
CSS custom property--colour: #AF7BEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29278WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.86:1
Contrast with white3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#508414

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B92EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32 from the original
Deuteranopia#6893E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A58FA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 8Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.4Medium orchid · ΔE 18.8Slate blue · ΔE 18.8Orchid · ΔE 20.1Violet · ΔE 20.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 7.97, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B7EB7B
Analogous#7B7FEB, #E77BEB
Triadic#EBAF7B, #7BEBAF
Split complementary#EBE77B, #7FEB7B
Tetradic#EB7B7F, #B7EB7B, #7BEBE7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E5D4F8
Lighter +10%#CAA7F2
Darker −10%#944FE4
Darker −20%#7922DE
Darker −30%#611BB2
Darker −40%#491486
More saturated +25%#AE68FE
Less saturated −25%#B08ED8

Channel breakdown

R175
G123
B235
Red175 (68.6%)
Green123 (48.2%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue267.86°
Saturation (HSL)73.68%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G 7B · B EB

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