#AF00FA Color

#AF00FA is rgb(175, 0, 250) in RGB, hsl(282, 100%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 100%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vibrant Purple (#AA00FF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.59. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AF00FA

HEX#AF00FA

RGBrgb(175, 0, 250)

HSLhsl(282, 100%, 49%)

HSVhsv(282, 100%, 98%)

CMYKcmyk(30%, 100%, 0%, 2%)

OKLCHoklch(58.4% 0.296 309.5)

LABlab(46.09% 79.88 -81.26)

LCHlch(46.09% 113.95 314.51)

What #AF00FA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #AF00FA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vibrant Purple#AA00FFΔE 3.59 Electric Purple#BF00FFΔE 4.8 Extreme Violet#9F00FFΔE 6.99 Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 8.53 Vivid Orchid#CC00FFΔE 9.33 Electric Violet#8F00FFΔE 12.03

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#AF00FA Channel Values

How #AF00FA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 175 · G 0 · B 250	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 282° · S 100% · L 49%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 282° · S 100% · V 98%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 30% · M 100% · Y 0% · K 2%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	5:1 vs white · 4.2:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AF00FA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text4.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AF00FA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AF00FA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #AF00FA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AF00FA.

How #AF00FA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#AF00FA

Protanopia#4C4CFA

Protanomaly#803BFA

Deuteranopia#6969F9

Deuteranomaly#8B52F9

Tritanopia#966161

Tritanomaly#A14CB4

Achromatopsia#6F6F6F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AF00FA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-af00fa: #AF00FA;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AF00FA;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-af00fa': '#AF00FA' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.000, blue: 0.980)

Android XML<color name="color_af00fa">#AF00FA</color>

SVG fillfill="#AF00FA"

More Purple Colors

#AF00FA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

af95e4 ad46ff b19cd9 ad34cb b284be ab92b3 b57edc aa66ea b666d2 aa00ff b66bdb a84ed4 bf00ff cdb7fc df73ff f6cfff 270042 390061 4c2882 5d1c6d 6c3082 8000ff 942dae 9c51b6

#AF00FA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AF00FA?

#AF00FA is a mid-tone purple — rgb(175, 0, 250) in RGB and hsl(282, 100%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vibrant Purple (#AA00FF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.59.

What is the RGB value of #AF00FA?

#AF00FA is rgb(175, 0, 250) — red 175, green 0, and blue 250 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AF00FA?

#AF00FA converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 100%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AF00FA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AF00FA scores 5:1 against white and 4.2:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AF00FA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AF00FA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkviolet (#9400D3) at a CIE76 distance of 15.58, which is visibly different.

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