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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)

Red 102 (40.0%)
Green 83 (32.5%)
Blue 133 (52.2%)
Alpha 1 (100.0%)

HSL

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

Cyan 23.31%
Magenta 37.59%
Yellow 0.00%
Key 47.84%

HSV/HSB

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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#665385
African Violet (SW 6982)
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Color Combinations


View more African Violet (SW 6982) - #665385 color palettes and color scheme combinations


African Violet (SW 6982) 665385 Monochromatic Color Palette
1E1827
362C46
4E3F66
665385
7F69A2
9A89B5
B5A8C9
Monochromatic Color Palette

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.

African Violet (SW 6982) 665385 Analogous Color Palette
537285
535985
665385
7F5385
855372
Analogous Color Palette

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.

African Violet (SW 6982) 665385 triadic Color Palette
665385
856653
538566
Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

African Violet (SW 6982) 665385 tetradic Color Palette
665385
855359
728553
53857F
Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

665385
756491
85759D
9487AA
A398B6
B2A9C2
C2BACE
D1CBDA
E0DDE7
F0EEF3
FFFFFF
665385
5C4B78
52426A
473A5D
3D3250
332A42
292135
1F1928
14111B
0A080D
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Color Images and Mockup


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