Palettes / Colors / #AFA0BD

#AFA0BD — Light Dusty Purple

#AFA0BD is a purple color we call Light Dusty Purple, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #AFA0BD when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#AFA0BD is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #ADBC9F; it also sits naturally between #9F9FBC and #BC9FBC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 69% · Green 63% · Blue 74%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #AFA0BD

.text { color: #AFA0BD; }
.background { background-color: #AFA0BD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFA0BD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 160, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(271, 18%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFA0BD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 160, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFA0BD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 160, 189, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AFA0BD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AFA0BD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ADBC9F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AFA0BD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AFA0BD

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #AFA0BD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #AFA0BD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #AFA0BD?

#AFA0BD is Light Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 175, 160, 189). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AFA0BD?

#AFA0BD is RGB 175, 160, 189 — HSL 271°, 18%, 68% — CMYK 7%, 15%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #AFA0BD?

Its complement is #ADBC9F; analogous partners are #9F9FBC and #BC9FBC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AFA0BD for text?

Black text on #AFA0BD has a contrast ratio of 8.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.45:1.