Recognised as Colour

#AF93EB

#AF93EB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#AF93EB is a violet with RGB values 175, 147, 235 and HSL 259°, 69%, 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

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HEX#AF93EB

RGBrgb(175, 147, 235)

RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.5765, 0.9216

RGB percentages68.6%, 57.6%, 92.2%

HSLhsl(259.1, 68.8%, 74.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(259.1, 37.4%, 92.2%)

CMYK25.5%, 37.4%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,506,667

CSS custom property--colour: #AF93EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3598WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness167.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.2:1

Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F

Inverted#506C14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7CA2EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#81A1E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original

Tritanopia#A3A2B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 17 Plum · ΔE 20.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.6 Orchid · ΔE 27.7 Slate blue · ΔE 28.3 Violet · ΔE 28.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 17.05, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CFEB93

Analogous#93A3EB, #DB93EB

Triadic#EBAF93, #93EBAF

Split complementary#EBDB93, #A3EB93

Tetradic#EB93A3, #CFEB93, #93EBDB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EFE9FB

Lighter +10%#CFBEF3

Darker −10%#8F68E3

Darker −20%#6F3DDB

Darker −30%#5624C1

Darker −40%#431C96

More saturated +25%#A983FB

Less saturated −25%#B5A3DB

Channel breakdown

R175

G147

B235

Red175 (68.6%)

Green147 (57.6%)

Blue235 (92.2%)

Hue259.09°

Saturation (HSL)68.75%

Lightness74.9%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AF · G 93 · B EB

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