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Colour

#AFA7F3

  • #AFA7F3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#AFA7F3 is a blue with RGB values 175, 167, 243 and HSL 246°, 76%, 80%. 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

#AFA7F3#AFA7F3
HEX#AFA7F3
RGBrgb(175, 167, 243)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.6549, 0.9529
RGB percentages68.6%, 65.5%, 95.3%
HSLhsl(246.3, 76%, 80.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.3, 31.3%, 95.3%)
CMYK28%, 31.3%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,511,795
CSS custom property--colour: #AFA7F3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43222WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.64:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#50580C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#92B1F6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#92AEF1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Tritanopia#9FB4C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.6Plum · ΔE 20.1Medium purple · ΔE 27.6Thistle · ΔE 29.5Steel blue · ΔE 30.6Light steelblue · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBF3A7
Analogous#A7C5F3, #D5A7F3
Triadic#F3AFA7, #A7F3AF
Split complementary#F3D5A7, #C5F3A7
Tetradic#F3A7C5, #EBF3A7, #A7F3D5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D8D4F9
Darker −10%#867AED
Darker −20%#5D4DE7
Darker −30%#3520E1
Darker −40%#2919B5
More saturated +25%#A69BFF
Less saturated −25%#B9B4E7

Channel breakdown

R175
G167
B243
Red175 (68.6%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue243 (95.3%)
Hue246.32°
Saturation (HSL)76%
Lightness80.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G A7 · B F3

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