#af9bb3

Color #af9bb3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 13.79 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#af9bb3

RGB

rgb(175, 155, 179)

HSL

hsl(290, 13.6%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(290, 13.4%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.2%, 13.4%, 0%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(66.38, 11.77, -9.74)

LCH

lch(66.38, 15.28, 320.39)

OKLCH

oklch(71.5%, 0.041, 320.64)

HWB

hwb(290, 60.8%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9fb39b

Analogous

#a39bb3

#af9bb3

#b39bab

Triadic

#af9bb3

#b3af9b

#9bb3af

Split-complementary

#af9bb3

#abb39b

#9bb3a3

Tetradic

#af9bb3

#b39b9f

#9fb39b

#9bb3af

Square

#af9bb3

#b3a39b

#9fb39b

#9babb3

Shades

Color #af9bb3 mixed toward black.

#967b9b

#79607e

#5b485f

#3d303f

#1e1820

Tints

Color #af9bb3 mixed toward white.

#bcacc0

#cabccc

#d7cdd9

#e4dee6

#f2eef2

Tones

Color #af9bb3 mixed toward gray.

#ae9db1

#ac9faf

#aba1ad

#aaa3ab

#a8a5a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7ae · ΔE 11.3

Deuteranopia

#a8a9ac · ΔE 13.3

Tritanopia

#aea9a8 · ΔE 13

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 13.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #af9bb3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#af9bb3]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#af9bb3 (#af9bb3) is rgb(175, 155, 179) in RGB.

No, #af9bb3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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