What color is #AFA3DA?

#AFA3DA 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 #AFA3DA?

The RGB value is 175, 163, 218: 175 red, 163 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFA3DA?

The complementary color is #CEDAA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFA3DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.07:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFA3DA color

#AFA3DA rgb(175, 163, 218)

Shades of blue

The hex color #AFA3DA is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 63.9% green and 85.5% blue (175, 163, 218).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 43% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.07:1).

#AFA3DA color codes

HEX	`#AFA3DA`
RGB	`rgb(175, 163, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 63.9%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 43%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 25%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 25%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.73, 15.57, -26.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.73, 30.55, 300.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.428, 40.37, 71.82)`
Decimal	`11510746`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFA3DA, 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 #AFA3DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFA3DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.07:1	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 #AFA3DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afa3da; }
.text { color: #afa3da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afa3da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 163 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afa3da, #cba3da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #AFA3DA?: #AFA3DA 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 #AFA3DA?: The RGB value is 175, 163, 218: 175 red, 163 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFA3DA?: The complementary color is #CEDAA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFA3DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.07:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.