What color is #AF96BD?

#AF96BD is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF96BD?

The RGB value is 175, 150, 189: 175 red, 150 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF96BD?

The complementary color is #A4BD96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF96BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF96BD color

#AF96BD rgb(175, 150, 189)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AF96BD is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 58.8% green and 74.1% blue (175, 150, 189).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 23% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Lilac (#A893C1), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.92:1).

#AF96BD color codes

HEX	`#AF96BD`
RGB	`rgb(175, 150, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 58.8%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 23%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 21%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 21%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.44, 16.57, -16.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.44, 23.56, 314.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.769, 34.601, 52.823)`
Decimal	`11507389`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF96BD, 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 #AF96BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AF96BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.92:1	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 #AF96BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af96bd; }
.text { color: #af96bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af96bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 150 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af96bd, #bd96b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AF96BD?: #AF96BD is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF96BD?: The RGB value is 175, 150, 189: 175 red, 150 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF96BD?: The complementary color is #A4BD96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF96BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.