African Violet (2116-50) Benjamin Moore - Paint Color
Color Name: African Violet (2116-50)
Hex Color Code: #C1B9C4
RGB Color Code: RGB(193, 185, 196)
CMYK Values*: 1.5%, 5.6%, 0.0%, 23.1%
What color is African Violet (2116-50)?
African Violet (2116-50) color belongs to the Purple color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code (color number) for African Violet (2116-50) is #C1B9C4, and the RGB color code is RGB(193, 185, 196).
In the RGB color model, African Violet (2116-50) has a red value of 193, a green value of 185, and a blue value of 196. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 1.5% cyan, 5.6% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 23.1% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 283.6° (degrees), 8.5 % saturation, and 74.7 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, African Violet (2116-50) has a hue of 283.6° (degrees), 5.6 % saturation and 76.9 % brightness/value.
African Violet (2116-50) is cool or warm?
The color African Violet (2116-50) is a warm color.
What is the LRV of African Violet (2116-50)?
African Violet (2116-50) has an LRV of nearly 50.
By LRV value, it is a medium light color.
Light Reflectance Value (LRV), indicates how light or dark a color will look on a scale of 0 (black) to 100 (white).
Color Codes - Color Space Conversions
African Violet (2116-50) (Paint - Benjamin Moore) color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB
RGBA - RGB(193, 185, 196) |
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Red | 193 (75.7%) |
Green | 185 (72.5%) |
Blue | 196 (76.9%) |
Alpha | 1 (100.0%) |
HSL |
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Hue | 283.64° |
Saturation | 8.53 %. |
Lightness | 74.71 %. |
HWB | H: 283.64° W: 72.55 % B: 23.14 % |
LRV | ~ 50 % |
Munsell Color System | 6.8P 7.5/1.1 |
XYZ | X : 49.31 Y : 50.02 Z : 59.28 |
YXY | Y1 : 50.02 X : 0.31 Y2 : 0.32 |
CMY | C : 24.31% M : 27.45% Y : 23.14% |
CMYK |
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Cyan | 1.53% |
Magenta | 5.61% |
Yellow | 0.00% |
Key | 23.14% |
HSV/HSB |
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Hue | 283.64° |
Saturation | 5.61 %. |
Brightness / Value | 76.86 %. |
CIE-Lab | L : 76.08 A : 4.84 B : -4.55 |
CIE-Lch | L : 76.08 C : 6.64 H : 316.8 |
CIE-Luv | L : 76.08 U : 3.89 V : -7.68 |
Hunter-Lab | L : 70.73 A : 0.67 B : -0.19 |
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Color Combinations
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