Colour

#AF86D5

#AF86D5
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#AF86D5 is a violet with RGB values 175, 134, 213 and HSL 271°, 48%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#AF86D5

RGBrgb(175, 134, 213)

RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.5255, 0.8353

RGB percentages68.6%, 52.5%, 83.5%

HSLhsl(271.1, 48.5%, 68%)

HSV / HSBhsv(271.1, 37.1%, 83.5%)

CMYK17.8%, 37.1%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,503,317

CSS custom property--colour: #AF86D5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30968WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness157.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.19:1

Contrast with white2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#949494

Inverted#50792A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7695D8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original

Deuteranopia#7F98D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original

Tritanopia#AA92A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.9 Medium purple · ΔE 18.1 Orchid · ΔE 24.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.9 Violet · ΔE 26.7 Slate blue · ΔE 29.2

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.85, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ACD586

Analogous#8786D5, #D586D4

Triadic#D5AF86, #86D5AF

Split complementary#D3D586, #86D588

Tetradic#D58886, #ACD586, #86D4D5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAF8FC

Lighter +20%#E1D2EF

Lighter +10%#C8ACE2

Darker −10%#9660C8

Darker −20%#7D3FB6

Darker −30%#633290

Darker −40%#49256A

More saturated +25%#B072E9

Less saturated −25%#AE9AC1

Channel breakdown

R175

G134

B213

Red175 (68.6%)

Green134 (52.5%)

Blue213 (83.5%)

Hue271.14°

Saturation (HSL)48.47%

Lightness68.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AF · G 86 · B D5

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Colour values

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