What color is #AF87B8?

#AF87B8 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 #AF87B8?

The RGB value is 175, 135, 184: 175 red, 135 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF87B8?

The complementary color is #90B887, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF87B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF87B8 color

#AF87B8 rgb(175, 135, 184)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AF87B8 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 52.9% green and 72.2% blue (175, 135, 184).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 26% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% 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 6.98:1).

#AF87B8 color codes

HEX	`#AF87B8`
RGB	`rgb(175, 135, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 52.9%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 26%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 27%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 27%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.57, 24, -19.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.57, 31.12, 320.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.994, 29.903, 49.267)`
Decimal	`11503544`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF87B8, 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 #AF87B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AF87B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.98:1	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 #AF87B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af87b8; }
.text { color: #af87b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af87b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 135 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af87b8, #b887a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #AF87B8?: #AF87B8 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 #AF87B8?: The RGB value is 175, 135, 184: 175 red, 135 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF87B8?: The complementary color is #90B887, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF87B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.