Colour

#AF92EF

#AF92EF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#AF92EF is a violet with RGB values 175, 146, 239 and HSL 259°, 74%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#AF92EF#AF92EF

HEX#AF92EF

RGBrgb(175, 146, 239)

RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.5725, 0.9373

RGB percentages68.6%, 57.3%, 93.7%

HSLhsl(258.7, 74.4%, 75.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(258.7, 38.9%, 93.7%)

CMYK26.8%, 38.9%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,506,415

CSS custom property--colour: #AF92EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35904WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness167.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.18:1

Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F

Inverted#506D10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#79A2F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original

Deuteranopia#7EA1EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original

Tritanopia#A2A2B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 15.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.1 Plum · ΔE 22.2 Slate blue · ΔE 26.5 Orchid · ΔE 26.9 Violet · ΔE 27.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 15.11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D2EF92

Analogous#92A3EF, #DE92EF

Triadic#EFAF92, #92EFAF

Split complementary#EFDD92, #A4EF92

Tetradic#EF92A3, #D2EF92, #92EFDE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F0EBFC

Lighter +10%#D0BEF6

Darker −10%#8E66E8

Darker −20%#6E39E2

Darker −30%#541ECA

Darker −40%#41179E

More saturated +25%#A982FF

Less saturated −25%#B5A2DF

Channel breakdown

R175

G146

B239

Red175 (68.6%)

Green146 (57.3%)

Blue239 (93.7%)

Hue258.71°

Saturation (HSL)74.4%

Lightness75.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AF · G 92 · B EF

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