What color is #AF97BD?

#AF97BD 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 #AF97BD?

The RGB value is 175, 151, 189: 175 red, 151 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF97BD?

The complementary color is #A5BD97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF97BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.98:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF97BD color

#AF97BD rgb(175, 151, 189)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AF97BD is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 59.2% green and 74.1% blue (175, 151, 189).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 22% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Lilac (#A893C1), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.98:1).

#AF97BD color codes

HEX	`#AF97BD`
RGB	`rgb(175, 151, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 59.2%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 22%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 20%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 20%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.69, 16.01, -16.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.69, 22.9, 314.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.93, 34.922, 52.877)`
Decimal	`11507645`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF97BD, 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 #AF97BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AF97BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.98:1	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 #AF97BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af97bd; }
.text { color: #af97bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af97bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 151 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af97bd, #bd97b8); }

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Questions

What color is #AF97BD?: #AF97BD 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 #AF97BD?: The RGB value is 175, 151, 189: 175 red, 151 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF97BD?: The complementary color is #A5BD97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF97BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.98:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.