What color is #AFA3BC?

#AFA3BC 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 #AFA3BC?

The RGB value is 175, 163, 188: 175 red, 163 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFA3BC?

The complementary color is #B0BCA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFA3BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFA3BC color

#AFA3BC rgb(175, 163, 188)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AFA3BC is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 63.9% green and 73.7% blue (175, 163, 188).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 16% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.79:1).

#AFA3BC color codes

HEX	`#AFA3BC`
RGB	`rgb(175, 163, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 63.9%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 16%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 13%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 13%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.71, 9.11, -11.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.71, 14.49, 308.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.852, 38.939, 52.984)`
Decimal	`11510716`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFA3BC, 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 #AFA3BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFA3BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.79:1	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 #AFA3BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afa3bc; }
.text { color: #afa3bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afa3bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 163 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afa3bc, #bca3bc); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AFA3BC?: #AFA3BC 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 #AFA3BC?: The RGB value is 175, 163, 188: 175 red, 163 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFA3BC?: The complementary color is #B0BCA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFA3BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.