What color is #AF9ED9?

#AF9ED9 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Violet Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF9ED9?

The RGB value is 175, 158, 217: 175 red, 158 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF9ED9?

The complementary color is #C8D99E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF9ED9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.72:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF9ED9 color

#AF9ED9 rgb(175, 158, 217)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AF9ED9 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 62% green and 85.1% blue (175, 158, 217).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 44% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Violet Velvet (#B19CD9), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.72:1).

#AF9ED9 color codes

HEX	`#AF9ED9`
RGB	`rgb(175, 158, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 62%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 44%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 27%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 27%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.44, 18.14, -27.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.44, 33.12, 303.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.428, 38.577, 70.843)`
Decimal	`11509465`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF9ED9, 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 #AF9ED9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AF9ED9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.72:1	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 #AF9ED9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af9ed9; }
.text { color: #af9ed9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af9ed9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 158 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af9ed9, #cc9ed9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #AF9ED9?: #AF9ED9 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Violet Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF9ED9?: The RGB value is 175, 158, 217: 175 red, 158 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF9ED9?: The complementary color is #C8D99E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF9ED9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.72:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.