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Recognised as Colour

#AF9FFD

  • #AF9FFD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#AF9FFD is a blue with RGB values 175, 159, 253 and HSL 250°, 96%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#AF9FFD#AF9FFD
HEX#AF9FFD
RGBrgb(175, 159, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.6235, 0.9922
RGB percentages68.6%, 62.4%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(250.2, 95.9%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.2, 37.2%, 99.2%)
CMYK30.8%, 37.2%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,509,757
CSS custom property--colour: #AF9FFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41002WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.2:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#506002

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#84ADFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#84AAFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Tritanopia#9DB0C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.3Medium purple · ΔE 19.3Plum · ΔE 23.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 27Slate blue · ΔE 29.7Royal blue · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 19.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDFD9F
Analogous#9FBEFD, #DE9FFD
Triadic#FDAF9F, #9FFDAF
Split complementary#FDDE9F, #BEFD9F
Tetradic#FD9FBE, #EDFD9F, #9FFDDE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D9D1FE
Darker −10%#856DFC
Darker −20%#5C3BFB
Darker −30%#3209FA
Darker −40%#2604CC
More saturated +25%#AE9DFF
Less saturated −25%#B7ABF1

Channel breakdown

R175
G159
B253
Red175 (68.6%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue250.21°
Saturation (HSL)95.92%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G 9F · B FD

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