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Recognised as Colour

#AFA0DB

  • #AFA0DB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#AFA0DB is a violet with RGB values 175, 160, 219 and HSL 255°, 45%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#AFA0DB#AFA0DB
HEX#AFA0DB
RGBrgb(175, 160, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.6275, 0.8588
RGB percentages68.6%, 62.7%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(255.3, 45%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255.3, 26.9%, 85.9%)
CMYK20.1%, 26.9%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,509,979
CSS custom property--colour: #AFA0DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3937WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.87:1
Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#505F24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#93A9DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#95A8D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A7A9B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.8Thistle · ΔE 22.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.9Light steelblue · ΔE 24.5Steel blue · ΔE 27.5Light slate grey · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCDBA0
Analogous#A0AEDB, #CDA0DB
Triadic#DBAFA0, #A0DBAF
Split complementary#DBCDA0, #AEDBA0
Tetradic#DBA0AE, #CCDBA0, #A0DBCD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDEAF7
Lighter +10%#CEC5E9
Darker −10%#907BCD
Darker −20%#7156BF
Darker −30%#583EA4
Darker −40%#44307F
More saturated +25%#A790EB
Less saturated −25%#B7B0CB

Channel breakdown

R175
G160
B219
Red175 (68.6%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue255.25°
Saturation (HSL)45.04%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G A0 · B DB

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