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#AFA7BD closest to Pastel Purple

#AFA7BD is a light gray; the closest named color is Pastel Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 65.5% green and 74.1% blue (rgb(175, 167, 189)). Its HSL value is 262° hue, 14% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 7% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. #AFA7BD is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.09:1.

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Variations of #AFA7BD

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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#AFA7BD 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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#AFA7BD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AFA7BD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A5AABC
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A3AABE
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A6A9BE
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A5AABC
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A8A9BD
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #ADAAAE
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #AFA8B6
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #AAAAAA
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #ACAAAF

#AFA7BD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.31:1 Very poor#AFA7BD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.09:1 Very good#AFA7BD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AFA7BD in CSS

/* Pastel Purple */
.color { color: #AFA7BD; }
.background { background-color: #AFA7BD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AFA7BD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(175 167 189);
color: hsl(262 14% 70%);
color: oklch(0.742 0.032 302.1);

#AFA7BD FAQ

What color is #AFA7BD?

#AFA7BD is a light gray. Its closest named color is Pastel Purple. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #AFA7BD?

#AFA7BD is rgb(175, 167, 189) in RGB, hsl(262, 14%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(7%, 12%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AFA7BD?

The complementary color of #AFA7BD is #B5BDA7, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AFA7BD?

Black text has the best contrast on #AFA7BD: 9.09:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AFA7BD a warm or cool color?

#AFA7BD is a neutral color.