#afa5bf

Color #afa5bf

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 12.03 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#afa5bf

RGB

rgb(175, 165, 191)

HSL

hsl(263.1, 16.9%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(263.1, 13.6%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.4%, 13.6%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(69.32, 8.62, -12.01)

LCH

lch(69.32, 14.78, 305.67)

OKLCH

oklch(73.9%, 0.0385, 302.91)

HWB

hwb(263.1, 64.7%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5bfa5

Analogous

#a5a8bf

#afa5bf

#bca5bf

Triadic

#afa5bf

#bfafa5

#a5bfaf

Split-complementary

#afa5bf

#bfbca5

#a8bfa5

Tetradic

#afa5bf

#bfa5b5

#b5bfa5

#a5bfaf

Square

#afa5bf

#bfa5a8

#b5bfa5

#a5bfbc

Shades

Color #afa5bf mixed toward black.

#9082a6

#72638b

#564a68

#393145

#1d1923

Tints

Color #afa5bf mixed toward white.

#bcb4ca

#cac3d4

#d7d2df

#e4e1ea

#f2f0f4

Tones

Color #afa5bf mixed toward gray.

#afa7bd

#b0a9bb

#b0abb8

#b1aeb6

#b1b0b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababb9 · ΔE 6.7

Deuteranopia

#abacb8 · ΔE 7.8

Tritanopia

#afb4b3 · ΔE 14.9

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 12.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #afa5bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#afa5bf]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

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Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#afa5bf (#afa5bf) is rgb(175, 165, 191) in RGB.

No, #afa5bf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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