#af9bb7

Color #af9bb7

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 13.83 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#af9bb7

RGB

rgb(175, 155, 183)

HSL

hsl(282.9, 16.3%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282.9, 15.3%, 71.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.4%, 15.3%, 0%, 28.2%)

LAB

lab(66.5, 12.56, -11.78)

LCH

lch(66.5, 17.22, 316.84)

OKLCH

oklch(71.6%, 0.0458, 316.33)

HWB

hwb(282.9, 60.8%, 28.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a3b79b

Analogous

#a19bb7

#af9bb7

#b79bb1

Triadic

#af9bb7

#b7af9b

#9bb7af

Split-complementary

#af9bb7

#b1b79b

#9bb7a1

Tetradic

#af9bb7

#b79ba3

#a3b79b

#9bb7af

Square

#af9bb7

#b7a19b

#a3b79b

#9bb1b7

Shades

Color #af9bb7 mixed toward black.

#957a9f

#795e83

#5a4762

#3c2f42

#1e1821

Tints

Color #af9bb7 mixed toward white.

#bcacc3

#cabccf

#d7cddb

#e4dee7

#f2eef3

Tones

Color #af9bb7 mixed toward gray.

#ae9db5

#ada0b2

#aca2b0

#aba4ae

#aaa7ab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.2:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.2:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7b1 · ΔE 11

Deuteranopia

#a8a9af · ΔE 12.9

Tritanopia

#aeacaa · ΔE 15.7

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 14.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #af9bb7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#af9bb7]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#af9bb7 (#af9bb7) is rgb(175, 155, 183) in RGB.

No, #af9bb7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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