Recognised as Colour
#AF9FB4
- #AF9FB4
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#AF9FB4 is a violet with RGB values 175, 159, 180 and HSL 286°, 12%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#AF9FB4#AF9FB4
HEX#AF9FB4
RGBrgb(175, 159, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.6235, 0.7059
RGB percentages68.6%, 62.4%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(285.7, 12.3%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.7, 11.7%, 70.6%)
CMYK2.8%, 11.7%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,509,684
CSS custom property--colour: #AF9FB4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37206WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.44:1
Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#50604B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A4B49F
Analogous#A59FB4, #B49FAF
Triadic#B4AF9F, #9FB4AF
Split complementary#AFB49F, #9FB4A5
Tetradic#B4A59F, #A4B49F, #9FAEB4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R175
G159
B180
Red175 (68.6%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue285.71°
Saturation (HSL)12.28%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G 9F · B B4
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