What color is #AF43A7?

#AF43A7 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Amora Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF43A7?

The RGB value is 175, 67, 167: 175 red, 67 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF43A7?

The complementary color is #43AF4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF43A7?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF43A7 color

#AF43A7 rgb(175, 67, 167)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AF43A7 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 26.3% green and 65.5% blue (175, 67, 167).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 45% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 5% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Amora Purple (#BB22AA), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#AF43A7 color codes

HEX	`#AF43A7`
RGB	`rgb(175, 67, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 26.3%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 45%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 62%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 62%, 5%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.87, 56.31, -32.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.87, 65.11, 329.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.661, 15.92, 38.22)`
Decimal	`11486119`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF43A7, 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 #AF43A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#AF43A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	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 #AF43A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af43a7; }
.text { color: #af43a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af43a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 67 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af43a7, #af4371); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #AF43A7?: #AF43A7 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Amora Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF43A7?: The RGB value is 175, 67, 167: 175 red, 67 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF43A7?: The complementary color is #43AF4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF43A7?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.