Recognised as Colour

#AF88CD

#AF88CD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#AF88CD is a violet with RGB values 175, 136, 205 and HSL 274°, 41%, 67%. 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#AF88CD

RGBrgb(175, 136, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.5333, 0.8039

RGB percentages68.6%, 53.3%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(273.9, 40.8%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(273.9, 33.7%, 80.4%)

CMYK14.6%, 33.7%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,503,821

CSS custom property--colour: #AF88CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3113WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness157.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.23:1

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

Contrast with black7.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#959595

Inverted#507732

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7B96D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#8498CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original

Tritanopia#AC92A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.1 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 text7.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.2 Medium purple · ΔE 23.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.7 Orchid · ΔE 27.8 Violet · ΔE 30.1 Thistle · ΔE 30.8

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A6CD88

Analogous#8D88CD, #CD88C9

Triadic#CDAF88, #88CDAF

Split complementary#C9CD88, #88CD8D

Tetradic#CD8D88, #A6CD88, #88C9CD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F7F4FA

Lighter +20%#DFD0EB

Lighter +10%#C7ACDC

Darker −10%#9764BE

Darker −20%#7E47A8

Darker −30%#633884

Darker −40%#482960

More saturated +25%#B273E2

Less saturated −25%#AC9DB8

Channel breakdown

R175

G136

B205

Red175 (68.6%)

Green136 (53.3%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue273.91°

Saturation (HSL)40.83%

Lightness66.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AF · G 88 · B CD

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