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Recognised as Colour

#AFA6FF

  • #AFA6FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#AFA6FF is a blue with RGB values 175, 166, 255 and HSL 246°, 100%, 83%. 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

#AFA6FF#AFA6FF
HEX#AFA6FF
RGBrgb(175, 166, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.651, 1
RGB percentages68.6%, 65.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(246.1, 100%, 82.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.1, 34.9%, 100%)
CMYK31.4%, 34.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,511,551
CSS custom property--colour: #AFA6FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43606WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.72:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#505900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8CB3FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#8BAEFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Tritanopia#9CB6C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.9Medium purple · ΔE 23.2Plum · ΔE 23.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.2Royal blue · ΔE 33Slate blue · ΔE 33.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F6FFA6
Analogous#A6C9FF, #DBA6FF
Triadic#FFAFA6, #A6FFAF
Split complementary#FFDBA6, #C9FFA6
Tetradic#FFA6CA, #F6FFA6, #A6FFDB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DDD9FF
Darker −10%#8173FF
Darker −20%#5340FF
Darker −30%#250DFF
Darker −40%#1600D9
More saturated +25%#AFA6FF
Less saturated −25%#B8B1F4

Channel breakdown

R175
G166
B255
Red175 (68.6%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue246.07°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness82.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G A6 · B FF

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