Colour

#AF94E8

#AF94E8
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#AF94E8 is a violet with RGB values 175, 148, 232 and HSL 259°, 65%, 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

#AF94E8#AF94E8

HEX#AF94E8

RGBrgb(175, 148, 232)

RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.5804, 0.9098

RGB percentages68.6%, 58%, 91%

HSLhsl(259.3, 64.6%, 74.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(259.3, 36.2%, 91%)

CMYK24.6%, 36.2%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,506,920

CSS custom property--colour: #AF94E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3612WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness167.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.22:1

Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0

Inverted#506B17

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7FA2EBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#83A1E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original

Tritanopia#A4A2B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 18.8 Plum · ΔE 18.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.3 Orchid · ΔE 28.6 Violet · ΔE 29.3 Slate blue · ΔE 29.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 18.8, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CDE894

Analogous#94A3E8, #D994E8

Triadic#E8AF94, #94E8AF

Split complementary#E8D994, #A3E894

Tetradic#E894A3, #CDE894, #94E8D9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EEE8FA

Lighter +10%#CEBEF1

Darker −10%#906ADF

Darker −20%#7040D6

Darker −30%#5728BB

Darker −40%#441F91

More saturated +25%#A984F8

Less saturated −25%#B5A4D8

Channel breakdown

R175

G148

B232

Red175 (68.6%)

Green148 (58%)

Blue232 (91%)

Hue259.29°

Saturation (HSL)64.62%

Lightness74.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AF · G 94 · B E8

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

#AF94E8

Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

Keep nerding

Harmonies

Lighter and darker

Similar named colours

Nerdulate something else