What color is #AFAFD9?

#AFAFD9 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFAFD9?

The RGB value is 175, 175, 217: 175 red, 175 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFAFD9?

The complementary color is #D9D9AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFAFD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFAFD9 color

#AFAFD9 rgb(175, 175, 217)

Shades of blue

The hex color #AFAFD9 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 68.6% green and 85.1% blue (175, 175, 217).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 36% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 5 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.96:1).

#AFAFD9 color codes

HEX	`#AFAFD9`
RGB	`rgb(175, 175, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 68.6%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 36%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 19%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 19%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.75, 8.69, -21.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.75, 22.84, 292.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.531, 44.783, 71.877)`
Decimal	`11513817`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFAFD9, 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 #AFAFD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFAFD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.96:1	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 #AFAFD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afafd9; }
.text { color: #afafd9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afafd9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 175 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afafd9, #c4afd9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #AFAFD9?: #AFAFD9 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFAFD9?: The RGB value is 175, 175, 217: 175 red, 175 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFAFD9?: The complementary color is #D9D9AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFAFD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.