Information about #AF7DCC color

#AF7DCC color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AF7DCC falls into the Violet Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(175, 125, 204) — 68.6% red, 49% green, 80% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 11 / 31 / 0 / 20. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #AF7DCC reads as a confidently colored violet and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of African Violet (#B284BE). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Sabrina Violet (#A285D1) and Rich Lavender (#A76BCF).

In RGB terms — rgb(175, 125, 204) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AF7DCC: 6.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.2:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AF7DCC is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AF7DCC color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#AF7DCC color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #AF7DCC

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AF7DCC
  • RGB175, 125, 204
  • CMYK11, 31, 0, 20
  • CSSrgb(175, 125, 204)
  • HSL278°, 44%, 65%
  • HSL Precise277.975°, 43.646%, 64.51%
  • HSV278°, 39%, 80%
  • HSB278°, 39%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.490
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.800
  • GLSLvec3(0.686, 0.490, 0.800)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.686, 0.490, 0.800, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.686, 0.490, 0.800)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB49%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAF7DCC
  • DECIMAL ID11501004
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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