Colour
#AFA9BF
- #AFA9BF
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#AFA9BF is a violet with RGB values 175, 169, 191 and HSL 256°, 15%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#AFA9BF#AFA9BF
HEX#AFA9BF
RGBrgb(175, 169, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.6627, 0.749
RGB percentages68.6%, 66.3%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(256.4, 14.7%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.4, 11.5%, 74.9%)
CMYK8.4%, 11.5%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,512,255
CSS custom property--colour: #AFA9BF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41251WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.25:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#505640
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B9BFA9
Analogous#A9AEBF, #BAA9BF
Triadic#BFAFA9, #A9BFAF
Split complementary#BFBAA9, #AEBFA9
Tetradic#BFA9AE, #B9BFA9, #A9BFBA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R175
G169
B191
Red175 (68.6%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue256.36°
Saturation (HSL)14.67%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G A9 · B BF
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