#af9fbd

Color #af9fbd

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 13.13 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#af9fbd

RGB

rgb(175, 159, 189)

HSL

hsl(272, 18.5%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(272, 15.9%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.4%, 15.9%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(67.71, 11.54, -13.31)

LCH

lch(67.71, 17.62, 310.93)

OKLCH

oklch(72.6%, 0.0463, 309.12)

HWB

hwb(272, 62.4%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#adbd9f

Analogous

#a09fbd

#af9fbd

#bd9fbc

Triadic

#af9fbd

#bdaf9f

#9fbdaf

Split-complementary

#af9fbd

#bcbd9f

#9fbda0

Tetradic

#af9fbd

#bd9fad

#adbd9f

#9fbdaf

Square

#af9fbd

#bda09f

#adbd9f

#9fbcbd

Shades

Color #af9fbd mixed toward black.

#927da5

#755e89

#584767

#3b2f45

#1d1822

Tints

Color #af9fbd mixed toward white.

#bcafc8

#cabfd3

#d7cfde

#e4dfe9

#f2eff4

Tones

Color #af9fbd mixed toward gray.

#afa1ba

#afa4b8

#aea6b5

#aea9b3

#aeabb0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.52:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.52:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8b6 · ΔE 9.1

Deuteranopia

#a9aab5 · ΔE 10.6

Tritanopia

#aeb1b0 · ΔE 16.4

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 14.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #af9fbd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#af9fbd]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#af9fbd (#af9fbd) is rgb(175, 159, 189) in RGB.

No, #af9fbd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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