What color is #C1AFDF?

#C1AFDF is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Moonraker. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1AFDF?

The RGB value is 193, 175, 223: 193 red, 175 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1AFDF?

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

Is black or white text better on #C1AFDF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.47:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1AFDF color

#C1AFDF rgb(193, 175, 223)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C1AFDF is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 68.6% green and 87.5% blue (193, 175, 223).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 43% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Moonraker (#C0B2D7), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.47:1).

#C1AFDF color codes

HEX	`#C1AFDF`
RGB	`rgb(193, 175, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 68.6%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 43%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 22%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 22%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.4, 15.7, -21.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.4, 26.83, 305.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.639, 47.325, 76.265)`
Decimal	`12693471`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1AFDF, 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 #C1AFDF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1AFDF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.47:1	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 #C1AFDF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1afdf; }
.text { color: #c1afdf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1afdf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 175 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1afdf, #d9afdf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #C1AFDF?: #C1AFDF is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Moonraker. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1AFDF?: The RGB value is 193, 175, 223: 193 red, 175 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1AFDF?: The complementary color is #CDDFAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1AFDF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.47:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.