What color is #AFA3C8?

#AFA3C8 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFA3C8?

The RGB value is 175, 163, 200: 175 red, 163 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFA3C8?

The complementary color is #BCC8A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFA3C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.9:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFA3C8 color

#AFA3C8 rgb(175, 163, 200)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AFA3C8 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 63.9% green and 78.4% blue (175, 163, 200).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 25% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.9:1).

#AFA3C8 color codes

HEX	`#AFA3C8`
RGB	`rgb(175, 163, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 63.9%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 25%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 19%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 19%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.1, 11.61, -17.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.1, 20.85, 303.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.2, 39.478, 60.082)`
Decimal	`11510728`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFA3C8, 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 #AFA3C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFA3C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.9:1	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 #AFA3C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afa3c8; }
.text { color: #afa3c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afa3c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 163 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afa3c8, #c2a3c8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AFA3C8?: #AFA3C8 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFA3C8?: The RGB value is 175, 163, 200: 175 red, 163 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFA3C8?: The complementary color is #BCC8A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFA3C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.9:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.