What color is #AFA3D8?

#AFA3D8 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFA3D8?

The RGB value is 175, 163, 216: 175 red, 163 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFA3D8?

The complementary color is #CCD8A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFA3D8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.05:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFA3D8 color

#AFA3D8 rgb(175, 163, 216)

Shades of blue

The hex color #AFA3D8 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 63.9% green and 84.7% blue (175, 163, 216).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 40% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.05:1).

#AFA3D8 color codes

HEX	`#AFA3D8`
RGB	`rgb(175, 163, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 63.9%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 40%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 25%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 25%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.66, 15.12, -25.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.66, 29.47, 300.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.168, 40.266, 70.45)`
Decimal	`11510744`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFA3D8, 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 #AFA3D8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFA3D8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.05:1	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 #AFA3D8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afa3d8; }
.text { color: #afa3d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afa3d8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 163 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afa3d8, #caa3d8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #AFA3D8?: #AFA3D8 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFA3D8?: The RGB value is 175, 163, 216: 175 red, 163 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFA3D8?: The complementary color is #CCD8A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFA3D8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.05:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.