African Violet (SW 6982) Sherwin Williams - Paint Color
Color Name: | African Violet (SW 6982) |
Hex Color Code: | #665385 |
RGB Color Code: | RGB(102, 83, 133) |
CMYK Values*: | 23.3%, 37.6%, 0.0%, 47.8% |
What color is African Violet (SW 6982)?
African Violet (SW 6982) color belongs to the Purple color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code (color number) for African Violet (SW 6982) is #665385, and the RGB color code is RGB(102, 83, 133).
In the RGB color model, African Violet (SW 6982) has a red value of 102, a green value of 83, and a blue value of 133. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 23.3% cyan, 37.6% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 47.8% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 262.8° (degrees), 23.1 % saturation, and 42.4 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, African Violet (SW 6982) has a hue of 262.8° (degrees), 37.6 % saturation and 52.2 % brightness/value.
African Violet (SW 6982) is cool or warm?
The color African Violet (SW 6982) is a cool color.
What is the LRV of African Violet (SW 6982)?
African Violet (SW 6982) has an LRV of nearly 11.
By LRV value, it is a dark 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 (SW 6982) (Paint - Sherwin Williams) color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB
RGBA - RGB(102, 83, 133) |
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Red | 102 (40.0%) |
Green | 83 (32.5%) |
Blue | 133 (52.2%) |
Alpha | 1 (100.0%) |
HSL |
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Hue | 262.8° |
Saturation | 23.15 %. |
Lightness | 42.35 %. |
HWB | H: 262.8° W: 32.55 % B: 47.84 % |
LRV | ~ 10.7 % |
Munsell Color System | 1.9P 3.7/5.9 |
XYZ | X : 12.81 Y : 10.7 Z : 23.58 |
YXY | Y1 : 10.7 X : 0.27 Y2 : 0.23 |
CMY | C : 60.00% M : 67.45% Y : 47.84% |
CMYK |
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Cyan | 23.31% |
Magenta | 37.59% |
Yellow | 0.00% |
Key | 47.84% |
HSV/HSB |
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Hue | 262.8° |
Saturation | 37.59 %. |
Brightness / Value | 52.16 %. |
CIE-Lab | L : 39.08 A : 18.92 B : -25.14 |
CIE-Lch | L : 39.08 C : 31.47 H : 306.96 |
CIE-Luv | L : 39.08 U : 6.09 V : -37.43 |
Hunter-Lab | L : 32.72 A : 12.61 B : -19.83 |
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Color Combinations
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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.
Color Images and Mockup
African Violet (SW 6982) - #665385 Color Images and Patterns





