What color is #AF8AA8?

#AF8AA8 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF8AA8?

The RGB value is 175, 138, 168: 175 red, 138 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF8AA8?

The complementary color is #8AAF91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF8AA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF8AA8 color

#AF8AA8 rgb(175, 138, 168)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AF8AA8 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 54.1% green and 65.9% blue (175, 138, 168).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 19% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 4% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.02:1).

#AF8AA8 color codes

HEX	`#AF8AA8`
RGB	`rgb(175, 138, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 54.1%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 19%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 21%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 4%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.76, 19.2, -10.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.76, 21.86, 331.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.835, 30.119, 41.069)`
Decimal	`11504296`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF8AA8, 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 #AF8AA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AF8AA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	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 #AF8AA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af8aa8; }
.text { color: #af8aa8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af8aa8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 138 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af8aa8, #af8a96); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AF8AA8?: #AF8AA8 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF8AA8?: The RGB value is 175, 138, 168: 175 red, 138 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF8AA8?: The complementary color is #8AAF91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF8AA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.