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Recognised as Colour

#AF97EF

  • #AF97EF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#AF97EF is a violet with RGB values 175, 151, 239 and HSL 256°, 73%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#AF97EF#AF97EF
HEX#AF97EF
RGBrgb(175, 151, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.5922, 0.9373
RGB percentages68.6%, 59.2%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(256.4, 73.3%, 76.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.4, 36.8%, 93.7%)
CMYK26.8%, 36.8%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,507,695
CSS custom property--colour: #AF97EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37479WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.5:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#506810

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#80A5F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#83A4EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A2A6B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 18.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.5Plum · ΔE 20.6Slate blue · ΔE 29.2Orchid · ΔE 29.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 18.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7EF97
Analogous#97ABEF, #DB97EF
Triadic#EFAF97, #97EFAF
Split complementary#EFDB97, #ABEF97
Tetradic#EF97AB, #D7EF97, #97EFDB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F3EFFD
Lighter +10%#D1C3F6
Darker −10%#8D6BE8
Darker −20%#6B3FE1
Darker −30%#4F20CD
Darker −40%#3E19A1
More saturated +25%#A888FE
Less saturated −25%#B6A6E0

Channel breakdown

R175
G151
B239
Red175 (68.6%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue256.36°
Saturation (HSL)73.33%
Lightness76.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G 97 · B EF

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