What color is #AF0093?

#AF0093 is a dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Jealous Jellyfish. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF0093?

The RGB value is 175, 0, 147: 175 red, 0 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF0093?

The complementary color is #00AF1C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF0093?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF0093 color

#AF0093 rgb(175, 0, 147)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AF0093 is a dark, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 0% green and 57.6% blue (175, 0, 147).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 100% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 16% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Jealous Jellyfish (#BB0099), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.47:1).

#AF0093 color codes

HEX	`#AF0093`
RGB	`rgb(175, 0, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 0%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 100%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 100%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 16%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.95, 70.16, -31.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.95, 76.92, 335.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.946, 11.223, 28.556)`
Decimal	`11468947`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF0093, 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 #AF0093	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#AF0093 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	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 #AF0093 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af0093; }
.text { color: #af0093; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af0093; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 0 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af0093, #af003b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Magenta.

Questions

What color is #AF0093?: #AF0093 is a dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Jealous Jellyfish. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF0093?: The RGB value is 175, 0, 147: 175 red, 0 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF0093?: The complementary color is #00AF1C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF0093?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.