What color is #AF8CAA?

#AF8CAA is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF8CAA?

The RGB value is 175, 140, 170: 175 red, 140 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF8CAA?

The complementary color is #8CAF91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF8CAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF8CAA color

#AF8CAA rgb(175, 140, 170)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AF8CAA is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 54.9% green and 66.7% blue (175, 140, 170).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 18% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 3% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.15:1).

#AF8CAA color codes

HEX	`#AF8CAA`
RGB	`rgb(175, 140, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 54.9%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 18%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 20%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 3%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.32, 18.45, -10.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.32, 21.35, 329.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.312, 30.773, 42.155)`
Decimal	`11504810`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF8CAA, 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 #AF8CAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AF8CAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.15:1	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 #AF8CAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af8caa; }
.text { color: #af8caa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af8caa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 140 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af8caa, #af8c98); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #AF8CAA?: #AF8CAA is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF8CAA?: The RGB value is 175, 140, 170: 175 red, 140 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF8CAA?: The complementary color is #8CAF91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF8CAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.