What color is #AF8BA8?

#AF8BA8 is a grayish magenta known as Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Voila!?

The RGB value is 175, 139, 168: 175 red, 139 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Voila!?

The complementary color is #8BAF92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF8BA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Voila! color: hex code #AF8BA8

#AF8BA8 rgb(175, 139, 168)

Shades of purple

Voila! has the hex code #AF8BA8. It is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 54.5% green and 65.9% blue (175, 139, 168).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 18% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 4% yellow and 31% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.08:1).

Voila! (#AF8BA8) color codes

HEX	`#AF8BA8`
RGB	`rgb(175, 139, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 54.5%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 18%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 21%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 4%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62, 18.64, -10.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62, 21.19, 331.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.979, 30.407, 41.117)`
Decimal	`11504552`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Voila!, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #AF8BA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AF8BA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #AF8BA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af8ba8; }
.text { color: #af8ba8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af8ba8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 139 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af8ba8, #af8b96); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

See #AF8BA8 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #AF8BA8?: #AF8BA8 is a grayish magenta known as Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Voila!?: The RGB value is 175, 139, 168: 175 red, 139 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Voila!?: The complementary color is #8BAF92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF8BA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.