What color is #AFA8CB?

#AFA8CB is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFA8CB?

The RGB value is 175, 168, 203: 175 red, 168 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFA8CB?

The complementary color is #C4CBA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFA8CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.29:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFA8CB color

#AFA8CB rgb(175, 168, 203)

Shades of blue

The hex color #AFA8CB is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 65.9% green and 79.6% blue (175, 168, 203).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 25% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lilac (#BDB0D0), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.29:1).

#AFA8CB color codes

HEX	`#AFA8CB`
RGB	`rgb(175, 168, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 65.9%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 25%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 17%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 17%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.48, 9.48, -16.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.48, 19.37, 299.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.459, 41.431, 62.248)`
Decimal	`11512011`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFA8CB, 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 #AFA8CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFA8CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.29:1	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 #AFA8CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afa8cb; }
.text { color: #afa8cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afa8cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 168 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afa8cb, #c0a8cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AFA8CB?: #AFA8CB is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFA8CB?: The RGB value is 175, 168, 203: 175 red, 168 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFA8CB?: The complementary color is #C4CBA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFA8CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.29:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.