Recognised as Colour
#AF80C4
- #AF80C4
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#AF80C4 is a violet with RGB values 175, 128, 196 and HSL 281°, 37%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#AF80C4#AF80C4
HEX#AF80C4
RGBrgb(175, 128, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.502, 0.7686
RGB percentages68.6%, 50.2%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(281.5, 36.6%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.5, 34.7%, 76.9%)
CMYK10.7%, 34.7%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,501,764
CSS custom property--colour: #AF80C4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.28538WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.71:1
Contrast with white3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#507F3B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#95C480
Analogous#8D80C4, #C480B7
Triadic#C4AF80, #80C4AF
Split complementary#B7C480, #80C48D
Tetradic#C48D80, #95C480, #80B7C4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R175
G128
B196
Red175 (68.6%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue281.47°
Saturation (HSL)36.56%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G 80 · B C4
Keep nerding
Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.
Nerdulate something else
Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page