What color is #AF8DC6?

#AF8DC6 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 #AF8DC6?

The RGB value is 175, 141, 198: 175 red, 141 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF8DC6?

The complementary color is #A4C68D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF8DC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF8DC6 color

#AF8DC6 rgb(175, 141, 198)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AF8DC6 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 55.3% green and 77.6% blue (175, 141, 198).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 33% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Fleur-De-Lis (#B090C7), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.45:1).

#AF8DC6 color codes

HEX	`#AF8DC6`
RGB	`rgb(175, 141, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 55.3%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 33%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 29%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 29%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.54, 23.53, -24.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.54, 34.09, 313.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.395, 32.241, 57.668)`
Decimal	`11505094`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF8DC6, 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 #AF8DC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AF8DC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.45:1	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 #AF8DC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af8dc6; }
.text { color: #af8dc6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af8dc6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 141 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af8dc6, #c68dc1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #AF8DC6?: #AF8DC6 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 #AF8DC6?: The RGB value is 175, 141, 198: 175 red, 141 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF8DC6?: The complementary color is #A4C68D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF8DC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.