What color is #AF83A6?

#AF83A6 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF83A6?

The RGB value is 175, 131, 166: 175 red, 131 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF83A6?

The complementary color is #83AF8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF83A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF83A6 color

#AF83A6 rgb(175, 131, 166)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AF83A6 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 51.4% green and 65.1% blue (175, 131, 166).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 22% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 5% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

#AF83A6 color codes

HEX	`#AF83A6`
RGB	`rgb(175, 131, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 51.4%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 22%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 25%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 5%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.98, 22.78, -11.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.98, 25.73, 332.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.678, 28.101, 39.772)`
Decimal	`11502502`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF83A6, 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 #AF83A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AF83A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	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 #AF83A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af83a6; }
.text { color: #af83a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af83a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 131 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af83a6, #af8390); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #AF83A6?: #AF83A6 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF83A6?: The RGB value is 175, 131, 166: 175 red, 131 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF83A6?: The complementary color is #83AF8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF83A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.