African Violet is a violet shade representing the color of the African violet flower.
What color is African Violet?
African Violet color belongs to the Violet color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for African Violet is #B284BE, and the RGB color code is RGB(178, 132, 190).
In the RGB color model, African Violet has a red value of 178, a green value of 132, and a blue value of 190. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 6.3% cyan, 30.5% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 25.5% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 287.6° (degrees), 30.9 % saturation, and 63.1 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, African Violet has a hue of 287.6° (degrees), 30.5 % saturation and 74.5 % brightness/value.
African Violet is cool or warm?
The color African Violet is a warm color.
What is the LRV of African Violet? (For interior and product design)
African Violet has an LRV of nearly 30. By LRV value, it is a medium color.
Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.
Dark Color
African Violet
Light Color
Compare LRV 30 of African Violet with dark and light Color
Is African Violet Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)
Check if the color African Violet meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.
WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.
- Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
- Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.
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Normal text - 14pt
Normal Bold text - 12pt
Large text - 18pt
Large Bold text - 14pt
Color Codes - Color Space Conversions
African Violet color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
RGBA / RGB
CMYK
HSL
HSL(287.59deg, 30.9 %, 63.1 %)
RYB
HSV/HSB
HWB
H: 287.59°
W: 51.76 %
B: 25.49 %
XYZ
X : 35.91
Y : 29.69
Z : 52.55
YXY
Y1 : 29.69
X : 0.3
Y2 : 0.25
CMY
C : 30.20%
M : 48.24%
Y : 25.49%
LRV
Munsell Color System
CIE-Lab
L : 61.38
A : 27.91
B : -23.47
CIE-Lch
L : 61.38
C : 36.46
H : 319.94
CIE-Luv
L : 61.38
U : 21.53
V : -40
Hunter-Lab
L : 54.48
A : 22.29
B : -19.05
Similar Colors and Paints
Named colors similar to African Violet
Here are the colors similar to African Violet . Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.
Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system
Pantone PMS
African Violet color similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of African Violet to Pantone PMS
RAL Design
African Violet color similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of African Violet to RAL Design
Pantone TCX
African Violet color similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of African Violet to Pantone TCX
Paint similar to African Violet
Here are the best recommended paint colors similar to African Violet . Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.
Valspar
African Violet color similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of African Violet to Valspar
PPG Paints
African Violet color similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of African Violet to PPG Paints
Dunn-Edwards
African Violet color similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of African Violet to Dunn-Edwards
Behr
African Violet color similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of African Violet to Behr
Benjamin Moore
African Violet color similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of African Violet to Benjamin Moore
Sherwin Williams
African Violet color similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of African Violet to Sherwin Williams
Color Combinations
View more African Violet - #B284BE color palettes and coordinating colors
Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.
Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.
The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel
The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Complementary / Opposite Color
B284BE
African Violet
90BE84
Dark Sea Green*
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.
What is the contrasting color of African Violet - #B284BE?
Color that best contrast with African Violet - #B284BE is #90BE84,
color name is Dark Sea Green*
Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways,
Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.
What color compliments African Violet - #B284BE?
Complementary or Opposite color for African Violet - #B284BE is #90BE84,
color name is Dark Sea Green*.
Example Color Images and Mockup
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