Colour
#AFA5B3
- #AFA5B3
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#AFA5B3 is a violet with RGB values 175, 165, 179 and HSL 283°, 8%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#AFA5B3#AFA5B3
HEX#AFA5B3
RGBrgb(175, 165, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.6471, 0.702
RGB percentages68.6%, 64.7%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(282.9, 8.4%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.9, 7.8%, 70.2%)
CMYK2.2%, 7.8%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,511,219
CSS custom property--colour: #AFA5B3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39279WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.86:1
Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#505A4C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A9B3A5
Analogous#A8A5B3, #B3A5B0
Triadic#B3AFA5, #A5B3AF
Split complementary#B0B3A5, #A5B3A8
Tetradic#B3A8A5, #A9B3A5, #A5B0B3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R175
G165
B179
Red175 (68.6%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue282.86°
Saturation (HSL)8.43%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G A5 · B B3
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