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Recognised as Colour

#AFA0DC

  • #AFA0DC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#AFA0DC is a violet with RGB values 175, 160, 220 and HSL 255°, 46%, 75%. 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

#AFA0DC#AFA0DC
HEX#AFA0DC
RGBrgb(175, 160, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.6275, 0.8627
RGB percentages68.6%, 62.7%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(255, 46.2%, 74.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255, 27.3%, 86.3%)
CMYK20.5%, 27.3%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,509,980
CSS custom property--colour: #AFA0DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39423WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.88:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#505F23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#92A9DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#94A8DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Tritanopia#A6A9B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.7Thistle · ΔE 22.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.6Light steelblue · ΔE 25Steel blue · ΔE 27.6Light slate grey · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDDCA0
Analogous#A0AFDC, #CDA0DC
Triadic#DCAFA0, #A0DCAF
Split complementary#DCCDA0, #AFDCA0
Tetradic#DCA0AF, #CDDCA0, #A0DCCD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EEEBF7
Lighter +10%#CEC5EA
Darker −10%#907BCE
Darker −20%#7055C1
Darker −30%#573DA6
Darker −40%#442F81
More saturated +25%#A790EC
Less saturated −25%#B7B0CC

Channel breakdown

R175
G160
B220
Red175 (68.6%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue255°
Saturation (HSL)46.15%
Lightness74.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G A0 · B DC

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