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AFA3CD

#AFA3CD closest to Imperial Lilac

#AFA3CD is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is Imperial Lilac. In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 63.9% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(175, 163, 205)). Its HSL value is 257° hue, 30% saturation and 72% lightness, and in CMYK it is 15% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #AFA3CD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.94:1.

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Variations of #AFA3CD

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#AFA3CD color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#AFA3CD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AFA3CD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9CA9CC
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9BA9CF
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A0A8CE
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9CA9CC
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A2A7CC
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #AAA9B1
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #AEA6C1
  • Achromatopsia 88% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A9A9A9
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #ABA8B3

#AFA3CD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.35:1 Very poor#AFA3CD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.94:1 Very good#AFA3CD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AFA3CD in CSS

/* Imperial Lilac */
.color { color: #AFA3CD; }
.background { background-color: #AFA3CD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AFA3CD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(175 163 205);
color: hsl(257 30% 72%);
color: oklch(0.740 0.061 298.0);

#AFA3CD FAQ

What color is #AFA3CD?

#AFA3CD is a light, muted purple. Its closest named color is Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #AFA3CD?

#AFA3CD is rgb(175, 163, 205) in RGB, hsl(257, 30%, 72%) in HSL and cmyk(15%, 20%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AFA3CD?

The complementary color of #AFA3CD is #C1CDA3, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AFA3CD?

Black text has the best contrast on #AFA3CD: 8.94:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AFA3CD a warm or cool color?

#AFA3CD is a cool color.