#AF99D3

A light, moderate purple closely aligning with Plum.

About #AF99D3

When working with digital screens, the color #AF99D3 is rendered by mixing light. Its closest recognized web color is Plum. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 175, 153, and 211.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 17% cyan and 27% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Because it is a light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#AF99D3
RGB175, 153, 211
HSL262.8°, 39.7%, 71.4%
CMYK17%, 27%, 0%, 17%
HSV262.8°, 27.5%, 82.7%
LAB67.0, 19.6, -26.7
XYZ40.8, 36.6, 66.5
Decimal11508179

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.52:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
8.32:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.41:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
7.07:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #AF99D3; }
.text-color { color: #AF99D3; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #AF99D3; }

Similar Colors

Plum
#DDA0DD