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Recognised as Colour

#AF95DC

  • #AF95DC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#AF95DC is a violet with RGB values 175, 149, 220 and HSL 262°, 50%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#AF95DC#AF95DC
HEX#AF95DC
RGBrgb(175, 149, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.5843, 0.8627
RGB percentages68.6%, 58.4%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(262, 50.4%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262, 32.3%, 86.3%)
CMYK20.5%, 32.3%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,507,164
CSS custom property--colour: #AF95DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35776WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.16:1
Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#506A23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#85A1DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8AA1DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Tritanopia#A7A0AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.6Medium purple · ΔE 24.5Thistle · ΔE 29.1Steel blue · ΔE 31.2Orchid · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C2DC95
Analogous#959FDC, #D295DC
Triadic#DCAF95, #95DCAF
Split complementary#DCD395, #9FDC95
Tetradic#DC959F, #C2DC95, #95DCD2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E9E2F5
Lighter +10%#CCBBE9
Darker −10%#926FCF
Darker −20%#7548C3
Darker −30%#5D36A2
Darker −40%#47297C
More saturated +25%#AA83EE
Less saturated −25%#B4A7CA

Channel breakdown

R175
G149
B220
Red175 (68.6%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue261.97°
Saturation (HSL)50.35%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G 95 · B DC

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