What color is #AF0074?

#AF0074 is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Fabric of Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF0074?

The RGB value is 175, 0, 116: 175 red, 0 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF0074?

The complementary color is #00AF3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF0074?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF0074 color

#AF0074 rgb(175, 0, 116)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AF0074 is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 0% green and 45.5% blue (175, 0, 116).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 100% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 34% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Fabric of Love (#AA1177), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.83:1).

#AF0074 color codes

HEX	`#AF0074`
RGB	`rgb(175, 0, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 0%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 100%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 100%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 34%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.51, 66.5, -14.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.51, 68.09, 347.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.833, 10.378, 17.426)`
Decimal	`11468916`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF0074, 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 #AF0074	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#AF0074 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	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 #AF0074 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af0074; }
.text { color: #af0074; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af0074; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 0 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af0074, #af001d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #AF0074?: #AF0074 is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Fabric of Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF0074?: The RGB value is 175, 0, 116: 175 red, 0 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF0074?: The complementary color is #00AF3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF0074?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.