What color is #AF7DAF?

#AF7DAF is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF7DAF?

The RGB value is 175, 125, 175: 175 red, 125 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF7DAF?

The complementary color is #7DAF7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF7DAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF7DAF color

#AF7DAF rgb(175, 125, 175)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AF7DAF is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 49% green and 68.6% blue (175, 125, 175).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 24% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.38:1).

#AF7DAF color codes

HEX	`#AF7DAF`
RGB	`rgb(175, 125, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 49%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 24%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 29%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.86, 27.86, -18.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.86, 33.61, 325.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.75, 26.877, 44.012)`
Decimal	`11500975`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF7DAF, 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 #AF7DAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AF7DAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.38:1	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 #AF7DAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af7daf; }
.text { color: #af7daf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af7daf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 125 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af7daf, #af7d96); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #AF7DAF?: #AF7DAF is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF7DAF?: The RGB value is 175, 125, 175: 175 red, 125 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF7DAF?: The complementary color is #7DAF7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF7DAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.