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Recognised as Colour

#AF8BDB

  • #AF8BDB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#AF8BDB is a violet with RGB values 175, 139, 219 and HSL 267°, 53%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#AF8BDB#AF8BDB
HEX#AF8BDB
RGBrgb(175, 139, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.5451, 0.8588
RGB percentages68.6%, 54.5%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(267, 52.6%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267, 36.5%, 85.9%)
CMYK20.1%, 36.5%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,504,603
CSS custom property--colour: #AF8BDB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32694WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.54:1
Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#507424

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#799ADEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#819BD9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A897A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.1Medium purple · ΔE 18.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.2Orchid · ΔE 26.1Violet · ΔE 27.7Slate blue · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B7DB8B
Analogous#8B8FDB, #D78BDB
Triadic#DBAF8B, #8BDBAF
Split complementary#DBD78B, #8FDB8B
Tetradic#DB8B8F, #B7DB8B, #8BDBD7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E5D9F3
Lighter +10%#CAB2E7
Darker −10%#9464CF
Darker −20%#793DC3
Darker −30%#61319C
Darker −40%#492476
More saturated +25%#AD78EE
Less saturated −25%#B19EC8

Channel breakdown

R175
G139
B219
Red175 (68.6%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue267°
Saturation (HSL)52.63%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G 8B · B DB

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