What color is #AF82B3?

#AF82B3 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 #AF82B3?

The RGB value is 175, 130, 179: 175 red, 130 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF82B3?

The complementary color is #86B382, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF82B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF82B3 color

#AF82B3 rgb(175, 130, 179)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AF82B3 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 51% green and 70.2% blue (175, 130, 179).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 24% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.67:1).

#AF82B3 color codes

HEX	`#AF82B3`
RGB	`rgb(175, 130, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 51%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 24%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 27%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 27%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.19, 25.82, -19.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.19, 32.1, 323.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.798, 28.335, 46.328)`
Decimal	`11502259`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF82B3, 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 #AF82B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AF82B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.67:1	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 #AF82B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af82b3; }
.text { color: #af82b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af82b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 130 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af82b3, #b3829f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #AF82B3?: #AF82B3 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 #AF82B3?: The RGB value is 175, 130, 179: 175 red, 130 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF82B3?: The complementary color is #86B382, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF82B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.