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Recognised as Colour

#AFA6FD

  • #AFA6FD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#AFA6FD is a blue with RGB values 175, 166, 253 and HSL 246°, 96%, 82%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#AFA6FD#AFA6FD
HEX#AFA6FD
RGBrgb(175, 166, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.651, 0.9922
RGB percentages68.6%, 65.1%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(246.2, 95.6%, 82.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.2, 34.4%, 99.2%)
CMYK30.8%, 34.4%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,511,549
CSS custom property--colour: #AFA6FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43478WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.7:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#505902

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8DB2FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8CAEFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Tritanopia#9CB6C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.8Plum · ΔE 22.6Medium purple · ΔE 23.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.6Royal blue · ΔE 33.7Slate blue · ΔE 33.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F4FDA6
Analogous#A6C9FD, #DAA6FD
Triadic#FDAFA6, #A6FDAF
Split complementary#FDDAA6, #C9FDA6
Tetradic#FDA6C9, #F4FDA6, #A6FDDA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DCD8FE
Darker −10%#8274FC
Darker −20%#5542FB
Darker −30%#2810FA
Darker −40%#1A05D2
More saturated +25%#ADA4FF
Less saturated −25%#B8B1F2

Channel breakdown

R175
G166
B253
Red175 (68.6%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue246.21°
Saturation (HSL)95.6%
Lightness82.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G A6 · B FD

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