#AF8AB6
A light, muted magenta closely aligning with Plum.
About #AF8AB6
The hex code #AF8AB6 represents a beautifully specific shade of magenta. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Plum. In the RGB color space, it consists of 175 red, 138 green, and 182 blue.
For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 4% cyan and 24% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 290.5° hue, 23.2% saturation, and 62.7% lightness.
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#AF8AB6
RGB175, 138, 182
HSL290.5°, 23.2%, 62.7%
CMYK4%, 24%, 0%, 29%
HSV290.5°, 24.2%, 71.4%
LAB62.2, 21.9, -17.7
XYZ35.2, 30.7, 48.3
Decimal11504310
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
2.94:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
7.13:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.81:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.06:1
Text on #0F172A
AA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #AF8AB6;
}
.text-color {
color: #AF8AB6;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #AF8AB6;
}