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Recognised as Colour

#AFA3D7

  • #AFA3D7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#AFA3D7 is a blue with RGB values 175, 163, 215 and HSL 254°, 39%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#AFA3D7#AFA3D7
HEX#AFA3D7
RGBrgb(175, 163, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.6392, 0.8431
RGB percentages68.6%, 63.9%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(253.8, 39.4%, 74.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.8, 24.2%, 84.3%)
CMYK18.6%, 24.2%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,510,743
CSS custom property--colour: #AFA3D7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40215WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.04:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#505C28

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#97AAD9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#99A9D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Tritanopia#A7ABB5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.2Thistle · ΔE 18.8Light steelblue · ΔE 20.8Light slate grey · ΔE 25.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.3Steel blue · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBD7A3
Analogous#A3B1D7, #C9A3D7
Triadic#D7AFA3, #A3D7AF
Split complementary#D7C9A3, #B1D7A3
Tetradic#D7A3B1, #CBD7A3, #A3D7C9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDEAF6
Lighter +10%#CEC7E6
Darker −10%#907FC8
Darker −20%#715CB8
Darker −30%#59449D
Darker −40%#453579
More saturated +25%#A693E8
Less saturated −25%#B8B3C7

Channel breakdown

R175
G163
B215
Red175 (68.6%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue253.85°
Saturation (HSL)39.39%
Lightness74.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G A3 · B D7

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