Recognised as Colour

#AF9CB5

#AF9CB5
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Thistle

#AF9CB5 is a violet with RGB values 175, 156, 181 and HSL 286°, 14%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#AF9CB5#AF9CB5

HEX#AF9CB5

RGBrgb(175, 156, 181)

RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.6118, 0.7098

RGB percentages68.6%, 61.2%, 71%

HSLhsl(285.6, 14.5%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(285.6, 13.8%, 71%)

CMYK3.3%, 13.8%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,508,917

CSS custom property--colour: #AF9CB5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36227WCAG 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 8.25:1

Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2

Inverted#50634A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#99A1B6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#9DA3B4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original

Tritanopia#AF9EA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 13.5 Dark grey · ΔE 15.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 17.6 Rosy brown · ΔE 18.1 Light steelblue · ΔE 18.1 Silver · ΔE 19.1

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 13.53, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A2B59C

Analogous#A39CB5, #B59CAF

Triadic#B5AF9C, #9CB5AF

Split complementary#AFB59C, #9CB5A3

Tetradic#B5A39C, #A2B59C, #9CAFB5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F6F4F6

Lighter +20%#DED6E1

Lighter +10%#C7B9CB

Darker −10%#977F9F

Darker −20%#7E6586

Darker −30%#634F69

Darker −40%#47394C

More saturated +25%#BA86CB

Less saturated −25%#A9A9A9

Channel breakdown

R175

G156

B181

Red175 (68.6%)

Green156 (61.2%)

Blue181 (71%)

Hue285.6°

Saturation (HSL)14.45%

Lightness66.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AF · G 9C · B B5

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Colour values

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