#AFA0C5
A light, muted purple closely aligning with Thistle.
About #AFA0C5
When working with digital screens, the color #AFA0C5 is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Thistle. Its digital footprint relies on 175 parts red, 160 parts green, and 197 parts blue light.
For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. The color uses 11% Cyan, 19% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 23% Black. The HSL representation is 264.3° hue, 24.2% saturation, and 70.0% lightness.
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. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#AFA0C5
RGB175, 160, 197
HSL264.3°, 24.2%, 70.0%
CMYK11%, 19%, 0%, 23%
HSV264.3°, 18.8%, 77.3%
LAB68.2, 12.6, -17.0
XYZ40.3, 38.3, 58.1
Decimal11509957
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
2.43:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
8.66:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.32:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
7.36:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #AFA0C5;
}
.text-color {
color: #AFA0C5;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #AFA0C5;
}