What color is #AF8BC7?

#AF8BC7 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Fleur-De-Lis. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF8BC7?

The RGB value is 175, 139, 199: 175 red, 139 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF8BC7?

The complementary color is #A3C78B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF8BC7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF8BC7 color

#AF8BC7 rgb(175, 139, 199)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AF8BC7 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 54.5% green and 78% blue (175, 139, 199).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 35% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Fleur-De-Lis (#B090C7), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.34:1).

#AF8BC7 color codes

HEX	`#AF8BC7`
RGB	`rgb(175, 139, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 54.5%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 35%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 30%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 30%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.1, 24.87, -25.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.1, 35.92, 313.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.219, 31.703, 58.18)`
Decimal	`11504583`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF8BC7, 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 #AF8BC7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AF8BC7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.34:1	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 #AF8BC7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af8bc7; }
.text { color: #af8bc7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af8bc7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 139 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af8bc7, #c78bc1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #AF8BC7?: #AF8BC7 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Fleur-De-Lis. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF8BC7?: The RGB value is 175, 139, 199: 175 red, 139 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF8BC7?: The complementary color is #A3C78B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF8BC7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.