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Recognised as Colour

#AF9AF4

  • #AF9AF4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#AF9AF4 is a blue with RGB values 175, 154, 244 and HSL 254°, 80%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#AF9AF4#AF9AF4
HEX#AF9AF4
RGBrgb(175, 154, 244)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.6039, 0.9569
RGB percentages68.6%, 60.4%, 95.7%
HSLhsl(254, 80.4%, 78%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254, 36.9%, 95.7%)
CMYK28.3%, 36.9%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,508,468
CSS custom property--colour: #AF9AF4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38757WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.75:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#50650B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#81A8F8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#84A6F2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A0AABCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 18.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.9Plum · ΔE 21.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.5Slate blue · ΔE 29.4Violet · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 18.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFF49A
Analogous#9AB2F4, #DC9AF4
Triadic#F4AF9A, #9AF4AF
Split complementary#F4DC9A, #B2F49A
Tetradic#F49AB2, #DFF49A, #9AF4DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8F6FE
Lighter +10%#D3C8F9
Darker −10%#8B6CEF
Darker −20%#663EEA
Darker −30%#4618DD
Darker −40%#3713AF
More saturated +25%#A98FFF
Less saturated −25%#B6A8E6

Channel breakdown

R175
G154
B244
Red175 (68.6%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue244 (95.7%)
Hue254°
Saturation (HSL)80.36%
Lightness78.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G 9A · B F4

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