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Recognised as Colour

#AFA4D1

  • #AFA4D1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#AFA4D1 is a blue with RGB values 175, 164, 209 and HSL 255°, 33%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#AFA4D1#AFA4D1
HEX#AFA4D1
RGBrgb(175, 164, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.6431, 0.8196
RGB percentages68.6%, 64.3%, 82%
HSLhsl(254.7, 32.8%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.7, 21.5%, 82%)
CMYK16.3%, 21.5%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,510,993
CSS custom property--colour: #AFA4D1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40268WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.05:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#505B2E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9AAAD3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#9CAAD0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Tritanopia#A9ABB3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21 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 text9.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 16.1Light steelblue · ΔE 17.9Plum · ΔE 19.9Light slate grey · ΔE 23Dark grey · ΔE 25.1Slate grey · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 16.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6D1A4
Analogous#A4B0D1, #C5A4D1
Triadic#D1AFA4, #A4D1AF
Split complementary#D1C6A4, #B0D1A4
Tetradic#D1A4B0, #C6D1A4, #A4D1C6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EBE8F3
Lighter +10%#CDC6E2
Darker −10%#9182C0
Darker −20%#7360AF
Darker −30%#5C4A92
Darker −40%#463970
More saturated +25%#A693E2
Less saturated −25%#B8B5C0

Channel breakdown

R175
G164
B209
Red175 (68.6%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue254.67°
Saturation (HSL)32.85%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G A4 · B D1

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