What color is #AF71B4?

#AF71B4 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lavendless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF71B4?

The RGB value is 175, 113, 180: 175 red, 113 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF71B4?

The complementary color is #76B471, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF71B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF71B4 color

#AF71B4 rgb(175, 113, 180)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AF71B4 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 44.3% green and 70.6% blue (175, 113, 180).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 31% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Lavendless (#B86FC2), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

#AF71B4 color codes

HEX	`#AF71B4`
RGB	`rgb(175, 113, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 44.3%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 31%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 37%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 37%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.31, 35.52, -25.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.31, 43.77, 324.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.822, 24.221, 46.17)`
Decimal	`11497908`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF71B4, 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 #AF71B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AF71B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	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 #AF71B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af71b4; }
.text { color: #af71b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af71b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 113 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af71b4, #b47198); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #AF71B4?: #AF71B4 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lavendless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF71B4?: The RGB value is 175, 113, 180: 175 red, 113 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF71B4?: The complementary color is #76B471, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF71B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.