Recognised as Colour
#AF84E1
- #AF84E1
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium purple
#AF84E1 is a violet with RGB values 175, 132, 225 and HSL 268°, 61%, 70%. 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
#AF84E1#AF84E1
HEX#AF84E1
RGBrgb(175, 132, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.5176, 0.8824
RGB percentages68.6%, 51.8%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(267.7, 60.8%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.7, 41.3%, 88.2%)
CMYK22.2%, 41.3%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,502,817
CSS custom property--colour: #AF84E1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31053WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.21:1
Contrast with white2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#507B1E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B6E184
Analogous#8487E1, #DE84E1
Triadic#E1AF84, #84E1AF
Split complementary#E1DD84, #88E184
Tetradic#E18487, #B6E184, #84E1DD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R175
G132
B225
Red175 (68.6%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue267.74°
Saturation (HSL)60.78%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G 84 · B E1
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