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Recognised as Colour

#AFA4FF

  • #AFA4FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#AFA4FF is a blue with RGB values 175, 164, 255 and HSL 247°, 100%, 82%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#AFA4FF#AFA4FF
HEX#AFA4FF
RGBrgb(175, 164, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.6431, 1
RGB percentages68.6%, 64.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(247.3, 100%, 82.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.3, 35.7%, 100%)
CMYK31.4%, 35.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,511,039
CSS custom property--colour: #AFA4FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42885WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.58:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#505B00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#89B1FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#89ADFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Tritanopia#9CB5C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.2Medium purple · ΔE 21.9Plum · ΔE 23.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.9Royal blue · ΔE 32Slate blue · ΔE 32.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)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#F4FFA4
Analogous#A4C7FF, #DCA4FF
Triadic#FFAFA4, #A4FFAF
Split complementary#FFDCA4, #C7FFA4
Tetradic#FFA4C7, #F4FFA4, #A4FFDC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DCD7FF
Darker −10%#8271FF
Darker −20%#553EFF
Darker −30%#280BFF
Darker −40%#1A00D7
More saturated +25%#AFA4FF
Less saturated −25%#B8AFF4

Channel breakdown

R175
G164
B255
Red175 (68.6%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue247.25°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness82.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G A4 · B FF

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