What color is #AF86AD?

#AF86AD is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF86AD?

The RGB value is 175, 134, 173: 175 red, 134 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF86AD?

The complementary color is #86AF88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF86AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF86AD color

#AF86AD rgb(175, 134, 173)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AF86AD is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 52.5% green and 67.8% blue (175, 134, 173).

Its hue angle is 303°, with 20% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 1% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.84:1).

#AF86AD color codes

HEX	`#AF86AD`
RGB	`rgb(175, 134, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 52.5%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(303, 20%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(303, 23%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 1%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.94, 22.4, -14.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.94, 26.69, 327.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.746, 29.182, 43.382)`
Decimal	`11503277`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF86AD, 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 #AF86AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AF86AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.84:1	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 #AF86AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af86ad; }
.text { color: #af86ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af86ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 134 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af86ad, #af8699); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #AF86AD?: #AF86AD is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF86AD?: The RGB value is 175, 134, 173: 175 red, 134 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF86AD?: The complementary color is #86AF88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF86AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.