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Recognised as Colour

#AF96CE

  • #AF96CE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#AF96CE is a violet with RGB values 175, 150, 206 and HSL 267°, 36%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#AF96CE#AF96CE
HEX#AF96CE
RGBrgb(175, 150, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.5882, 0.8078
RGB percentages68.6%, 58.8%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(266.8, 36.4%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.8, 27.2%, 80.8%)
CMYK15%, 27.2%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,507,406
CSS custom property--colour: #AF96CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35383WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.08:1
Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#506931

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8BA0D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#90A1CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Tritanopia#AA9EAAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.7Thistle · ΔE 22.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.7Light steelblue · ΔE 26.8Light slate grey · ΔE 28.4Steel blue · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B5CE96
Analogous#9699CE, #CB96CE
Triadic#CEAF96, #96CEAF
Split complementary#CECB96, #99CE96
Tetradic#CE9699, #B5CE96, #96CECB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFF
Lighter +20%#E4DCEE
Lighter +10%#C9B9DE
Darker −10%#9573BE
Darker −20%#7A51AD
Darker −30%#62418A
Darker −40%#493068
More saturated +25%#AD83E1
Less saturated −25%#B1A9BB

Channel breakdown

R175
G150
B206
Red175 (68.6%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue266.79°
Saturation (HSL)36.36%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G 96 · B CE

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