HEX Color #AF506D (Palevioletred)

About #AF506D

The precise color #AF506D is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Its closest recognized web color is Palevioletred. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 175, 80, and 109.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 54% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#AF506D

RGB175, 80, 109

HSL341.7°, 37.3%, 50.0%

CMYK0%, 54%, 38%, 31%

HSV341.7°, 54.3%, 68.6%

LAB46.9, 41.8, 2.2

XYZ23.3, 16.0, 16.3

Decimal11489389

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#AF506D #50AF92

Analogous

#AF509C #AF6250

Triadic

#6CAF50 #506CAF

Tetradic

#9CAF50 #50AF92 #6250AF

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#AF506D

#B7637D

#C0768D

#C98A9D

#D29DAD

#DBB1BE

#E4C4CE

#EDD8DE

#F6EBEE

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#AF506D

#9B4760

#883E54

#743548

#612C3C

#4D2330

#3A1A24

#261118

#13080C

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.01:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA

4.19:1

Text on #000000

AA Large

4.79:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA

3.56:1

Text on #0F172A

AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #AF506D; }

.text-color { color: #AF506D; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #AF506D; }

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