What color is #AF96C2?

#AF96C2 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF96C2?

The RGB value is 175, 150, 194: 175 red, 150 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF96C2?

The complementary color is #A9C296, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF96C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF96C2 color

#AF96C2 rgb(175, 150, 194)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AF96C2 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 58.8% green and 76.1% blue (175, 150, 194).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 27% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Lilac (#A893C1), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.96:1).

#AF96C2 color codes

HEX	`#AF96C2`
RGB	`rgb(175, 150, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 58.8%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 27%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 23%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 23%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.61, 17.61, -19.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.61, 26.11, 312.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.321, 34.822, 55.731)`
Decimal	`11507394`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF96C2, 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 #AF96C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AF96C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.96:1	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 #AF96C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af96c2; }
.text { color: #af96c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af96c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 150 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af96c2, #c296bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #AF96C2?: #AF96C2 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF96C2?: The RGB value is 175, 150, 194: 175 red, 150 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF96C2?: The complementary color is #A9C296, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF96C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.