Recognised as Colour

#AF7CC6

#AF7CC6
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#AF7CC6 is a violet with RGB values 175, 124, 198 and HSL 281°, 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

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HEX#AF7CC6

RGBrgb(175, 124, 198)

RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.4863, 0.7765

RGB percentages68.6%, 48.6%, 77.6%

HSLhsl(281.4, 39.4%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(281.4, 37.4%, 77.6%)

CMYK11.6%, 37.4%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,500,742

CSS custom property--colour: #AF7CC6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27606WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.52:1

Contrast with white3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.52:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C

Inverted#508339

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#708CC9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#7C91C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original

Tritanopia#AE8698no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.5 Medium purple · ΔE 20.1 Orchid · ΔE 22.7 Violet · ΔE 26.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.2 Slate blue · ΔE 30.6

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.45, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#93C67C

Analogous#8A7CC6, #C67CB8

Triadic#C6AF7C, #7CC6AF

Split complementary#B8C67C, #7CC68A

Tetradic#C68A7C, #93C67C, #7CB8C6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F0E7F4

Lighter +20%#DAC3E5

Lighter +10%#C5A0D5

Darker −10%#9958B7

Darker −20%#7E4399

Darker −30%#613376

Darker −40%#442452

More saturated +25%#B864DE

Less saturated −25%#A693AF

Channel breakdown

R175

G124

B198

Red175 (68.6%)

Green124 (48.6%)

Blue198 (77.6%)

Hue281.35°

Saturation (HSL)39.36%

Lightness63.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AF · G 7C · B C6

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