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Recognised as Colour

#AF94F6

  • #AF94F6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#AF94F6 is a violet with RGB values 175, 148, 246 and HSL 257°, 84%, 77%. 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

#AF94F6#AF94F6
HEX#AF94F6
RGBrgb(175, 148, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.5804, 0.9647
RGB percentages68.6%, 58%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(256.5, 84.5%, 77.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.5, 39.8%, 96.5%)
CMYK28.9%, 39.8%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,506,934
CSS custom property--colour: #AF94F6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36948WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.39:1
Contrast with white2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#506B09

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#78A4FAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7CA2F4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original
Tritanopia#A0A5B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.3Plum · ΔE 24.4Slate blue · ΔE 25.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 27Violet · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBF694
Analogous#94AAF6, #E094F6
Triadic#F6AF94, #94F6AF
Split complementary#F6E094, #AAF694
Tetradic#F694AA, #DBF694, #94F6E0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F5F2FE
Lighter +10%#D2C3FA
Darker −10%#8C65F2
Darker −20%#6936EE
Darker −30%#4B13DE
Darker −40%#3B0FAF
More saturated +25%#AB8BFF
Less saturated −25%#B6A3E8

Channel breakdown

R175
G148
B246
Red175 (68.6%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue256.53°
Saturation (HSL)84.48%
Lightness77.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G 94 · B F6

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