Recognised as Colour

#AF84E2

#AF84E2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#AF84E2 is a violet with RGB values 175, 132, 226 and HSL 267°, 62%, 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

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HEX#AF84E2

RGBrgb(175, 132, 226)

RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.5176, 0.8863

RGB percentages68.6%, 51.8%, 88.6%

HSLhsl(267.4, 61.8%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(267.4, 41.6%, 88.6%)

CMYK22.6%, 41.6%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,502,818

CSS custom property--colour: #AF84E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31107WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.22:1

Contrast with white2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#949494

Inverted#507B1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6D96E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#7697E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.8 from the original

Tritanopia#A793A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.4 Orchid · ΔE 21.7 Plum · ΔE 22.7 Violet · ΔE 23.2 Slate blue · ΔE 23.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 26.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.45, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B7E284

Analogous#8488E2, #DE84E2

Triadic#E2AF84, #84E2AF

Split complementary#E2DE84, #88E284

Tetradic#E28488, #B7E284, #84E2DE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E5D7F5

Lighter +10%#CAADEC

Darker −10%#945BD8

Darker −20%#7931CF

Darker −30%#6127A6

Darker −40%#491D7D

More saturated +25%#AD71F5

Less saturated −25%#B197CF

Channel breakdown

R175

G132

B226

Red175 (68.6%)

Green132 (51.8%)

Blue226 (88.6%)

Hue267.45°

Saturation (HSL)61.84%

Lightness70.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AF · G 84 · B E2

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