#AF6DCC

A light, moderate purple closely aligning with Mediumpurple.

About #AF6DCC

Visually, #AF6DCC is defined as a moderate purple. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Mediumpurple. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(175, 109, 204).

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 14% cyan and 47% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 281.7 degrees, it sits comfortably in the purple spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#AF6DCC
RGB175, 109, 204
HSL281.7°, 48.2%, 61.4%
CMYK14%, 47%, 0%, 20%
HSV281.7°, 46.6%, 80.0%
LAB56.5, 42.6, -39.0
XYZ34.0, 24.4, 60.0
Decimal11496908

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.57:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.88:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.41:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
5.00:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #AF6DCC; }
.text-color { color: #AF6DCC; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #AF6DCC; }

Similar Colors

Mediumpurple
#9370DB