What color is #AF73CE?

#AF73CE is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavendless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF73CE?

The RGB value is 175, 115, 206: 175 red, 115 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF73CE?

The complementary color is #92CE73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF73CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF73CE color

#AF73CE rgb(175, 115, 206)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AF73CE is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 45.1% green and 80.8% blue (175, 115, 206).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 48% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Lavendless (#B86FC2), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

#AF73CE color codes

HEX	`#AF73CE`
RGB	`rgb(175, 115, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 45.1%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 48%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 44%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 44%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.88, 39.77, -37.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.88, 54.99, 316.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.949, 25.832, 61.526)`
Decimal	`11498446`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF73CE, 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 #AF73CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AF73CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	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 #AF73CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af73ce; }
.text { color: #af73ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af73ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 115 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af73ce, #ce73bf); }

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Questions

What color is #AF73CE?: #AF73CE is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavendless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF73CE?: The RGB value is 175, 115, 206: 175 red, 115 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF73CE?: The complementary color is #92CE73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF73CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.