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Colour

#AF98E2

  • #AF98E2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#AF98E2 is a violet with RGB values 175, 152, 226 and HSL 259°, 56%, 74%. 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

#AF98E2#AF98E2
HEX#AF98E2
RGBrgb(175, 152, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.5961, 0.8863
RGB percentages68.6%, 59.6%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(258.6, 56.1%, 74.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.6, 32.7%, 88.6%)
CMYK22.6%, 32.7%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,507,938
CSS custom property--colour: #AF98E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37061WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.41:1
Contrast with white2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#50671D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#86A4E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#8AA3E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Tritanopia#A5A4B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.6 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 text8.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.3Medium purple · ΔE 23.9Thistle · ΔE 30.1Steel blue · ΔE 31.5Orchid · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBE298
Analogous#98A6E2, #D498E2
Triadic#E2AF98, #98E2AF
Split complementary#E2D498, #A6E298
Tetradic#E298A6, #CBE298, #98E2D4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDE8F8
Lighter +10%#CEC0ED
Darker −10%#9070D7
Darker −20%#7148CC
Darker −30%#5931B0
Darker −40%#452688
More saturated +25%#A988F3
Less saturated −25%#B5A9D2

Channel breakdown

R175
G152
B226
Red175 (68.6%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue258.65°
Saturation (HSL)56.06%
Lightness74.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G 98 · B E2

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