Colour

#AF8DE6

#AF8DE6
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#AF8DE6 is a violet with RGB values 175, 141, 230 and HSL 263°, 64%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#AF8DE6

RGBrgb(175, 141, 230)

RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.5529, 0.902

RGB percentages68.6%, 55.3%, 90.2%

HSLhsl(262.9, 64%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(262.9, 38.7%, 90.2%)

CMYK23.9%, 38.7%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,505,126

CSS custom property--colour: #AF8DE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33877WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness163.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.78:1

Contrast with white2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B

Inverted#507219

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#779DE9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#7D9DE4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.3 from the original

Tritanopia#A59CAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 15.1 Plum · ΔE 20.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.3 Orchid · ΔE 25.4 Violet · ΔE 26.3 Slate blue · ΔE 26.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 15.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C4E68D

Analogous#8D98E6, #DB8DE6

Triadic#E6AF8D, #8DE6AF

Split complementary#E6DB8D, #98E68D

Tetradic#E68D98, #C4E68D, #8DE6DB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EAE1F8

Lighter +10%#CCB7EF

Darker −10%#9263DD

Darker −20%#7439D4

Darker −30%#5D27B3

Darker −40%#471E89

More saturated +25%#AB7CF7

Less saturated −25%#B39ED5

Channel breakdown

R175

G141

B230

Red175 (68.6%)

Green141 (55.3%)

Blue230 (90.2%)

Hue262.92°

Saturation (HSL)64.03%

Lightness72.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AF · G 8D · B E6

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