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Recognised as Colour

#AF83E8

  • #AF83E8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#AF83E8 is a violet with RGB values 175, 131, 232 and HSL 266°, 69%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#AF83E8#AF83E8
HEX#AF83E8
RGBrgb(175, 131, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.5137, 0.9098
RGB percentages68.6%, 51.4%, 91%
HSLhsl(266.1, 68.7%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.1, 43.5%, 91%)
CMYK24.6%, 43.5%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,502,568
CSS custom property--colour: #AF83E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31173WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.23:1
Contrast with white2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#507C17

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6897ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7297E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A594AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 9.2Orchid · ΔE 21.3Slate blue · ΔE 21.5Violet · ΔE 22.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.3Medium orchid · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 9.2, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BCE883
Analogous#838AE8, #E283E8
Triadic#E8AF83, #83E8AF
Split complementary#E8E283, #89E883
Tetradic#E88389, #BCE883, #83E8E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E7D9F8
Lighter +10%#CBAEF0
Darker −10%#9358E0
Darker −20%#772DD8
Darker −30%#6021B1
Darker −40%#481986
More saturated +25%#AD71FA
Less saturated −25%#B195D6

Channel breakdown

R175
G131
B232
Red175 (68.6%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue266.14°
Saturation (HSL)68.71%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G 83 · B E8

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