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Recognised as Colour

#AF97EA

  • #AF97EA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#AF97EA is a violet with RGB values 175, 151, 234 and HSL 257°, 66%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#AF97EA#AF97EA
HEX#AF97EA
RGBrgb(175, 151, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.5922, 0.9176
RGB percentages68.6%, 59.2%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(257.3, 66.4%, 75.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.3, 35.5%, 91.8%)
CMYK25.2%, 35.5%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,507,690
CSS custom property--colour: #AF97EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37188WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.7 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#A2A2A2
Inverted#506815

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#82A5EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#85A3E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A3A5B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.8 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

Plum · ΔE 18.9Medium purple · ΔE 20Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.6Orchid · ΔE 29.9Violet · ΔE 30.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D2EA97
Analogous#97A9EA, #D897EA
Triadic#EAAF97, #97EAAF
Split complementary#EAD897, #A9EA97
Tetradic#EA97A9, #D2EA97, #97EAD8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0ECFB
Lighter +10%#D0C1F3
Darker −10%#8E6DE1
Darker −20%#6E42D9
Darker −30%#5427C1
Darker −40%#411E97
More saturated +25%#A887FA
Less saturated −25%#B6A7DA

Channel breakdown

R175
G151
B234
Red175 (68.6%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue257.35°
Saturation (HSL)66.4%
Lightness75.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G 97 · B EA

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