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Recognised as Colour

#AF91D6

  • #AF91D6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#AF91D6 is a violet with RGB values 175, 145, 214 and HSL 266°, 46%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#AF91D6#AF91D6
HEX#AF91D6
RGBrgb(175, 145, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.5686, 0.8392
RGB percentages68.6%, 56.9%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(266.1, 45.7%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.1, 32.2%, 83.9%)
CMYK18.2%, 32.2%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,506,134
CSS custom property--colour: #AF91D6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3422WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.84:1
Contrast with white2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#506E29

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#839DD9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original
Deuteranopia#889ED4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A99BAAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 24Medium purple · ΔE 24.6Thistle · ΔE 28.9Orchid · ΔE 30.8Steel blue · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B8D691
Analogous#9196D6, #D291D6
Triadic#D6AF91, #91D6AF
Split complementary#D6D291, #96D691
Tetradic#D69195, #B8D691, #91D6D2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E5DBF2
Lighter +10%#CAB6E4
Darker −10%#946CC8
Darker −20%#7947BA
Darker −30%#613896
Darker −40%#492A71
More saturated +25%#AD7EE9
Less saturated −25%#B1A4C3

Channel breakdown

R175
G145
B214
Red175 (68.6%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue266.09°
Saturation (HSL)45.7%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G 91 · B D6

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