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Recognised as Colour

#AFA1BF

  • #AFA1BF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#AFA1BF is a violet with RGB values 175, 161, 191 and HSL 268°, 19%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#AFA1BF#AFA1BF
HEX#AFA1BF
RGBrgb(175, 161, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.6314, 0.749
RGB percentages68.6%, 63.1%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(268, 19%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268, 15.7%, 74.9%)
CMYK8.4%, 15.7%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,510,207
CSS custom property--colour: #AFA1BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38365WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.67:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#505E40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9CA6C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9FA7BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Tritanopia#ADA5ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 12.8Light steelblue · ΔE 15.9Dark grey · ΔE 17.4Light slate grey · ΔE 18.2Silver · ΔE 19.7Slate grey · ΔE 20.4
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 12.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B1BFA1
Analogous#A1A2BF, #BEA1BF
Triadic#BFAFA1, #A1BFAF
Split complementary#BFBEA1, #A2BFA1
Tetradic#BFA1A2, #B1BFA1, #A1BFBE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFCFD
Lighter +20%#E3DEE8
Lighter +10%#C9BFD4
Darker −10%#9583AA
Darker −20%#7B6595
Darker −30%#625176
Darker −40%#493C58
More saturated +25%#AE8DD3
Less saturated −25%#B0B0B0

Channel breakdown

R175
G161
B191
Red175 (68.6%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue268°
Saturation (HSL)18.99%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G A1 · B BF

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