What color is #AF8FB9?

#AF8FB9 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF8FB9?

The RGB value is 175, 143, 185: 175 red, 143 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF8FB9?

The complementary color is #99B98F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF8FB9?

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.

#AF8FB9 color

#AF8FB9 rgb(175, 143, 185)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AF8FB9 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 56.1% green and 72.5% blue (175, 143, 185).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 23% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#AF8FB9 color codes

HEX	`#AF8FB9`
RGB	`rgb(175, 143, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 56.1%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 23%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 23%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 23%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.56, 19.7, -17.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.56, 26.24, 318.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.257, 32.262, 50.207)`
Decimal	`11505593`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF8FB9, 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 #AF8FB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AF8FB9 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 #AF8FB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af8fb9; }
.text { color: #af8fb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af8fb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 143 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af8fb9, #b98fae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #AF8FB9?: #AF8FB9 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF8FB9?: The RGB value is 175, 143, 185: 175 red, 143 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF8FB9?: The complementary color is #99B98F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF8FB9?: 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.