What color is #AF9FBA?

#AF9FBA is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF9FBA?

The RGB value is 175, 159, 186: 175 red, 159 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF9FBA?

The complementary color is #AABA9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF9FBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.49:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF9FBA color

#AF9FBA rgb(175, 159, 186)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AF9FBA is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 62.4% green and 72.9% blue (175, 159, 186).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 16% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.49:1).

#AF9FBA color codes

HEX	`#AF9FBA`
RGB	`rgb(175, 159, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 62.4%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 16%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 15%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 15%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.62, 10.93, -11.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.62, 16.07, 312.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.939, 37.456, 51.623)`
Decimal	`11509690`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF9FBA, 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 #AF9FBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AF9FBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.49:1	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 #AF9FBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af9fba; }
.text { color: #af9fba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af9fba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 159 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af9fba, #ba9fb8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AF9FBA?: #AF9FBA is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF9FBA?: The RGB value is 175, 159, 186: 175 red, 159 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF9FBA?: The complementary color is #AABA9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF9FBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.49:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.