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Recognised as Colour

#AF95CC

  • #AF95CC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#AF95CC is a violet with RGB values 175, 149, 204 and HSL 268°, 35%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#AF95CC#AF95CC
HEX#AF95CC
RGBrgb(175, 149, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.5843, 0.8
RGB percentages68.6%, 58.4%, 80%
HSLhsl(268.4, 35%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.4, 27%, 80%)
CMYK14.2%, 27%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,507,148
CSS custom property--colour: #AF95CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34968WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.99:1
Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#506A33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8B9FCEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#90A0CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Tritanopia#AB9DA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.7Thistle · ΔE 22.3Light steelblue · ΔE 26.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.2Light slate grey · ΔE 28.1Steel blue · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B2CC95
Analogous#9596CC, #CB95CC
Triadic#CCAF95, #95CCAF
Split complementary#CCCB95, #97CC95
Tetradic#CC9597, #B2CC95, #95CCCB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFCFE
Lighter +20%#E3DAED
Lighter +10%#C9B7DD
Darker −10%#9573BB
Darker −20%#7B52A9
Darker −30%#624187
Darker −40%#493065
More saturated +25%#AE81E0
Less saturated −25%#B0A9B8

Channel breakdown

R175
G149
B204
Red175 (68.6%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue268.36°
Saturation (HSL)35.03%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G 95 · B CC

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