Colour

#AF9ECC

#AF9ECC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Thistle

#AF9ECC is a violet with RGB values 175, 158, 204 and HSL 262°, 31%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#AF9ECC#AF9ECC

HEX#AF9ECC

RGBrgb(175, 158, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.6196, 0.8

RGB percentages68.6%, 62%, 80%

HSLhsl(262.2, 31.1%, 71%)

HSV / HSBhsv(262.2, 22.5%, 80%)

CMYK14.2%, 22.5%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,509,452

CSS custom property--colour: #AF9ECC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37927WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness169 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.59:1

Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5

Inverted#506133

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#95A5CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#98A5CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original

Tritanopia#AAA5AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 17.2 Plum · ΔE 18.1 Light steelblue · ΔE 20.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.6 Slate grey · ΔE 25.4 Dark grey · ΔE 26.2

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 17.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BBCC9E

Analogous#9EA4CC, #C69ECC

Triadic#CCAF9E, #9ECCAF

Split complementary#CCC69E, #A4CC9E

Tetradic#CC9EA4, #BBCC9E, #9ECCC6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E6E1EF

Lighter +10%#CBBFDE

Darker −10%#937DBA

Darker −20%#785BA9

Darker −30%#604889

Darker −40%#493668

More saturated +25%#AA8CDF

Less saturated −25%#B4B1BA

Channel breakdown

R175

G158

B204

Red175 (68.6%)

Green158 (62%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue262.17°

Saturation (HSL)31.08%

Lightness70.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AF · G 9E · B CC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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