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Recognised as Colour

#AF7FE2

  • #AF7FE2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#AF7FE2 is a violet with RGB values 175, 127, 226 and HSL 269°, 63%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#AF7FE2#AF7FE2
HEX#AF7FE2
RGBrgb(175, 127, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.498, 0.8863
RGB percentages68.6%, 49.8%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(269.1, 63.1%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.1, 43.8%, 88.6%)
CMYK22.6%, 43.8%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,501,538
CSS custom property--colour: #AF7FE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29784WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.96:1
Contrast with white3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#50801D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6693E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7295DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A78FA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 9.2Orchid · ΔE 19.9Violet · ΔE 21.6Slate blue · ΔE 21.6Medium orchid · ΔE 23.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 24
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 9.24, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B2E27F
Analogous#7F80E2, #E17FE2
Triadic#E2AF7F, #7FE2AF
Split complementary#E2E17F, #80E27F
Tetradic#E27F80, #B2E27F, #7FE2E1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFCFE
Lighter +20%#E3D2F5
Lighter +10%#C9A9EB
Darker −10%#9555D9
Darker −20%#7B2ECD
Darker −30%#6225A3
Darker −40%#491C79
More saturated +25%#AE6BF6
Less saturated −25%#B093CE

Channel breakdown

R175
G127
B226
Red175 (68.6%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue269.09°
Saturation (HSL)63.06%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G 7F · B E2

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