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#afa2c3 color: Calming Silver Lavender

#afa2c3 is rgb(175, 162, 195) in RGB and oklch(73.417% 0.04906 303.119) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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264°
100%

73.4%
0.049
303°
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Muted
  • Dusty
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Lilac
  • mauve-400
  • Black 24%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.39:1Hard to read
Lc -52
Black text
8.78:1Readable · AA
Lc 57

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About #afa2c3

#afa2c3 is a dusty light purple color. In OKLCH it has 73.4% lightness, 0.049 chroma and a hue of 303°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.39:1 contrast and black text 8.78:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Calming Silver Lavender (#b2a2c1). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-400.

More light purple colors

Lighter: #afa2c3 mixed with white

  1. afa2c3
  2. b7abc9
  3. bfb4cf
  4. c6bdd5
  5. cec6db
  6. d6d0e1
  7. ded9e7
  8. e6e2ed
  9. efecf3
  10. f7f5f9

Darker: #afa2c3 mixed with black

  1. afa2c3
  2. 988ca9
  3. 817790
  4. 6b6378
  5. 564f60
  6. 413c4a
  7. 2e2a34
  8. 1c1920
  9. 0b0a0e
  10. 010102

Calmer: #afa2c3 with less saturation

  1. afa2c3
  2. aea3c0
  3. aea3be
  4. ada4bb
  5. aca5b9
  6. aca6b6
  7. aba6b3
  8. aba7b1
  9. aaa8ae
  10. a9a8ab

Questions about #afa2c3

What color is #afa2c3?

#afa2c3 is dusty light purple. The closest named color is Calming Silver Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(175, 162, 195), in HSL hsl(263.64, 21.57%, 70%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.417% 0.04906 303.119).

What colors go well with #afa2c3?

The complementary color of #afa2c3 is #a3af8d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #9ea8c9 and #bd9eb6. The triadic partners are #c0a38a and #87b4ac.

Is white or black text more readable on #afa2c3?

Black text reads better on #afa2c3: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and black gives 8.78:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #afa2c3 a warm or cool color?

#afa2c3 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 303 degrees, its lightness 73.4% and its chroma 0.049.