What color is #AF55D0?

#AF55D0 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Medium Orchid. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF55D0?

The RGB value is 175, 85, 208: 175 red, 85 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF55D0?

The complementary color is #76D055, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF55D0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF55D0 color

#AF55D0 rgb(175, 85, 208)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AF55D0 is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 33.3% green and 81.6% blue (175, 85, 208).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 57% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 59% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#AF55D0 color codes

HEX	`#AF55D0`
RGB	`rgb(175, 85, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 33.3%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 57%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 59%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 59%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.02, 55.75, -48.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.02, 73.8, 319.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.311, 20.166, 61.853)`
Decimal	`11490768`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF55D0, 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 #AF55D0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AF55D0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	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 #AF55D0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af55d0; }
.text { color: #af55d0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af55d0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 85 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af55d0, #d055b4); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #AF55D0?: #AF55D0 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Medium Orchid. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF55D0?: The RGB value is 175, 85, 208: 175 red, 85 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF55D0?: The complementary color is #76D055, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF55D0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.