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Recognised as Colour

#AF93FF

  • #AF93FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#AF93FF is a violet with RGB values 175, 147, 255 and HSL 256°, 100%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#AF93FF#AF93FF
HEX#AF93FF
RGBrgb(175, 147, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.5765, 1
RGB percentages68.6%, 57.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(255.6, 100%, 78.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255.6, 42.4%, 100%)
CMYK31.4%, 42.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,506,687
CSS custom property--colour: #AF93FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37201WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.44:1
Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#506C00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#72A5FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#76A2FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.3 from the original
Tritanopia#9DA7BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.9Slate blue · ΔE 23.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.7Royal blue · ΔE 25.8Violet · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3FF93
Analogous#93ADFF, #E593FF
Triadic#FFAF93, #93FFAF
Split complementary#FFE593, #ADFF93
Tetradic#FF93AD, #E3FF93, #93FFE5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBF9FF
Lighter +10%#D5C6FF
Darker −10%#8960FF
Darker −20%#632DFF
Darker −30%#4100F9
Darker −40%#3300C6
More saturated +25%#AF93FF
Less saturated −25%#B5A1F2

Channel breakdown

R175
G147
B255
Red175 (68.6%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue255.56°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness78.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G 93 · B FF

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