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Recognised as Colour

#AF8DF8

  • #AF8DF8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#AF8DF8 is a violet with RGB values 175, 141, 248 and HSL 259°, 88%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#AF8DF8#AF8DF8
HEX#AF8DF8
RGBrgb(175, 141, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.5529, 0.9725
RGB percentages68.6%, 55.3%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(259.1, 88.4%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.1, 43.1%, 97.3%)
CMYK29.4%, 43.1%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,505,144
CSS custom property--colour: #AF8DF8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34941WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.99:1
Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#507207

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6DA0FCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#739EF5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A0A0B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.1Slate blue · ΔE 22.2Violet · ΔE 24.9Orchid · ΔE 25.1Royal blue · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6F88D
Analogous#8DA0F8, #E58DF8
Triadic#F8AF8D, #8DF8AF
Split complementary#F8E48D, #A1F88D
Tetradic#F88DA0, #D6F88D, #8DF8E5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2EDFE
Lighter +10%#D1BDFB
Darker −10%#8D5DF5
Darker −20%#6C2DF2
Darker −30%#500EDE
Darker −40%#3F0BAE
More saturated +25%#AC86FF
Less saturated −25%#B59CE9

Channel breakdown

R175
G141
B248
Red175 (68.6%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue259.07°
Saturation (HSL)88.43%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G 8D · B F8

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