What color is #AF86BB?

#AF86BB is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF86BB?

The RGB value is 175, 134, 187: 175 red, 134 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF86BB?

The complementary color is #92BB86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF86BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF86BB color

#AF86BB rgb(175, 134, 187)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AF86BB is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 52.5% green and 73.3% blue (175, 134, 187).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 28% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.95:1).

#AF86BB color codes

HEX	`#AF86BB`
RGB	`rgb(175, 134, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 52.5%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 28%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 28%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 28%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.44, 25.18, -21.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.44, 33.24, 319.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.173, 29.753, 50.894)`
Decimal	`11503291`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF86BB, 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 #AF86BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AF86BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.95:1	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 #AF86BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af86bb; }
.text { color: #af86bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af86bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 134 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af86bb, #bb86ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #AF86BB?: #AF86BB is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF86BB?: The RGB value is 175, 134, 187: 175 red, 134 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF86BB?: The complementary color is #92BB86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF86BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.