#af9cbf

Color #af9cbf

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 14.48 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.1

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Conversions

HEX

#af9cbf

RGB

rgb(175, 156, 191)

HSL

hsl(272.6, 21.5%, 68%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(272.6, 18.3%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.4%, 18.3%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(67.02, 13.62, -15.47)

LCH

lch(67.02, 20.61, 311.36)

OKLCH

oklch(72.1%, 0.0541, 309.45)

HWB

hwb(272.6, 61.2%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#acbf9c

Analogous

#9d9cbf

#af9cbf

#bf9cbd

Triadic

#af9cbf

#bfaf9c

#9cbfaf

Split-complementary

#af9cbf

#bdbf9c

#9cbf9d

Tetradic

#af9cbf

#bf9cac

#acbf9c

#9cbfaf

Square

#af9cbf

#bf9d9c

#acbf9c

#9cbdbf

Shades

Color #af9cbf mixed toward black.

#9379a8

#765b8c

#584469

#3b2d46

#1d1723

Tints

Color #af9cbf mixed toward white.

#bcacca

#cabdd4

#d7cddf

#e4deea

#f2eef4

Tones

Color #af9cbf mixed toward gray.

#af9fbc

#aea2b9

#aea5b6

#aea8b3

#aeaab0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7b7 · ΔE 10.1

Deuteranopia

#a8aab5 · ΔE 12.6

Tritanopia

#aeb1b0 · ΔE 17.9

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 16.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #af9cbf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#af9cbf]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#af9cbf (#af9cbf) is rgb(175, 156, 191) in RGB.

No, #af9cbf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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