What color is #AFA3CF?

#AFA3CF 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 #AFA3CF?

The RGB value is 175, 163, 207: 175 red, 163 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFA3CF?

The complementary color is #C3CFA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFA3CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.96:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFA3CF color

#AFA3CF rgb(175, 163, 207)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AFA3CF is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 63.9% green and 81.2% blue (175, 163, 207).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 31% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.96:1).

#AFA3CF color codes

HEX	`#AFA3CF`
RGB	`rgb(175, 163, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 63.9%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 31%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 21%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 21%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.34, 13.12, -20.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.34, 24.62, 302.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.037, 39.813, 64.489)`
Decimal	`11510735`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFA3CF, 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 #AFA3CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFA3CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.96:1	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 #AFA3CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afa3cf; }
.text { color: #afa3cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afa3cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 163 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afa3cf, #c5a3cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #AFA3CF?: #AFA3CF 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 #AFA3CF?: The RGB value is 175, 163, 207: 175 red, 163 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFA3CF?: The complementary color is #C3CFA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFA3CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.96:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.