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Recognised as Colour

#AF9BD9

  • #AF9BD9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#AF9BD9 is a violet with RGB values 175, 155, 217 and HSL 259°, 45%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#AF9BD9#AF9BD9
HEX#AF9BD9
RGBrgb(175, 155, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.6078, 0.851
RGB percentages68.6%, 60.8%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(259.4, 44.9%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.4, 28.6%, 85.1%)
CMYK19.4%, 28.6%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,508,697
CSS custom property--colour: #AF9BD9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37566WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.51:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#506426

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8DA5DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Deuteranopia#91A4D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Tritanopia#A8A5B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.7Thistle · ΔE 24.1Light steelblue · ΔE 27.3Steel blue · ΔE 28.5Medium purple · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C5D99B
Analogous#9BA6D9, #CE9BD9
Triadic#D9AF9B, #9BD9AF
Split complementary#D9CE9B, #A6D99B
Tetradic#D99BA6, #C5D99B, #9BD9CE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAE5F5
Lighter +10%#CDC0E7
Darker −10%#9176CB
Darker −20%#7451BD
Darker −30%#5C3C9F
Darker −40%#472E7A
More saturated +25%#A98AEA
Less saturated −25%#B5ACC8

Channel breakdown

R175
G155
B217
Red175 (68.6%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue259.35°
Saturation (HSL)44.93%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G 9B · B D9

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