Recognised as Colour

#AF9DB9

#AF9DB9
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Thistle

#AF9DB9 is a violet with RGB values 175, 157, 185 and HSL 279°, 17%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

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HEX#AF9DB9

RGBrgb(175, 157, 185)

RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.6157, 0.7255

RGB percentages68.6%, 61.6%, 72.5%

HSLhsl(278.6, 16.7%, 67.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(278.6, 15.1%, 72.5%)

CMYK5.4%, 15.1%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,509,177

CSS custom property--colour: #AF9DB9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36731WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness165.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.35:1

Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3

Inverted#506246

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#99A2BAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#9DA4B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original

Tritanopia#AEA0A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 13.4 Dark grey · ΔE 17 Light steelblue · ΔE 17.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 18 Rosy brown · ΔE 19.7 Silver · ΔE 20

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 13.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A7B99D

Analogous#A19DB9, #B99DB5

Triadic#B9AF9D, #9DB9AF

Split complementary#B5B99D, #9DB9A1

Tetradic#B9A19D, #A7B99D, #9DB5B9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F8F6F9

Lighter +20%#E0D9E3

Lighter +10%#C7BBCE

Darker −10%#977FA4

Darker −20%#7E648C

Darker −30%#634F6E

Darker −40%#483A51

More saturated +25%#B588CE

Less saturated −25%#ABABAB

Channel breakdown

R175

G157

B185

Red175 (68.6%)

Green157 (61.6%)

Blue185 (72.5%)

Hue278.57°

Saturation (HSL)16.67%

Lightness67.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AF · G 9D · B B9

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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