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Recognised as Colour

#AF84CA

  • #AF84CA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#AF84CA is a violet with RGB values 175, 132, 202 and HSL 277°, 40%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#AF84CA#AF84CA
HEX#AF84CA
RGBrgb(175, 132, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.5176, 0.7922
RGB percentages68.6%, 51.8%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(276.9, 39.8%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.9, 34.7%, 79.2%)
CMYK13.4%, 34.7%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,502,794
CSS custom property--colour: #AF84CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29881WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.98:1
Contrast with white3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#507B35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7892CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#8296C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original
Tritanopia#AC8D9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.6Medium purple · ΔE 22.4Orchid · ΔE 26.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.9Violet · ΔE 28.9Thistle · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9FCA84
Analogous#8C84CA, #CA84C2
Triadic#CAAF84, #84CAAF
Split complementary#C2CA84, #84CA8C
Tetradic#CA8C84, #9FCA84, #84C2CA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5EFF8
Lighter +20%#DDCBE9
Lighter +10%#C6A8D9
Darker −10%#9860BB
Darker −20%#7F46A2
Darker −30%#63377E
Darker −40%#47275B
More saturated +25%#B46EE0
Less saturated −25%#AA9AB4

Channel breakdown

R175
G132
B202
Red175 (68.6%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue276.86°
Saturation (HSL)39.77%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G 84 · B CA

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