Information about #AF7FCA color

#AF7FCA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AF7FCA falls into the Violet Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(175, 127, 202) — 68.6% red, 49.8% green, 79.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 11 / 29 / 0 / 21. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#AF7FCA is a confidently colored twilight violet that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to African Violet (#B284BE). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Sabrina Violet (#A285D1) and East Side (#AA8CBC).

The recipe behind #AF7FCA is rgb(175, 127, 202), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AF7FCA: 6.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.1:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AF7FCA is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AF7FCA color variations

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

#AF7FCA 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 #AF7FCA

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

East Side color link
East Side

#AA8CBC

Pale Purple color link
Pale Purple

#B790D4

Cool Violet color link
Cool Violet

#A189BA

Cold Purple color link
Cold Purple

#9D8ABF

Unicorn color link
Unicorn

#9F90D0

Pastel Grape color link
Pastel Grape

#A16AD1

Lenurple color link
Lenurple

#BA93D8

Rich Lilac color link
Rich Lilac

#B666D2

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AF7FCA
  • RGB175, 127, 202
  • CMYK11, 29, 0, 21
  • CSSrgb(175, 127, 202)
  • HSL278°, 41%, 65%
  • HSL Precise278.4°, 41.436%, 64.51%
  • HSV278°, 37%, 79%
  • HSB278°, 37%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.498
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • GLSLvec3(0.686, 0.498, 0.792)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.686, 0.498, 0.792, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.686, 0.498, 0.792)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB49.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB79.2%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAF7FCA
  • DECIMAL ID11501514
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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