#AF99C5

A light, muted purple closely aligning with Thistle.

About #AF99C5

Visually, #AF99C5 is defined as a muted purple. Its closest recognized web color is Thistle. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 175, 153, and 197.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 11% cyan and 22% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 270.0 degrees, it sits comfortably in the purple spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#AF99C5
RGB175, 153, 197
HSL270.0°, 27.5%, 68.6%
CMYK11%, 22%, 0%, 23%
HSV270.0°, 22.3%, 77.3%
LAB66.5, 16.6, -19.7
XYZ39.1, 35.9, 57.7
Decimal11508165

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.57:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
8.19:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.45:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.96:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #AF99C5; }
.text-color { color: #AF99C5; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #AF99C5; }

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