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#AF047E Color

#AF047E is rgb(175, 4, 126) in RGB, hsl(317, 96%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 98%, 28%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Flirt (#A2006D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.26. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AF047E
HEX#AF047E
RGBrgb(175, 4, 126)
HSLhsl(317, 96%, 35%)
HSVhsv(317, 98%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 98%, 28%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(50.3% 0.212 345.5)
LABlab(39.39% 65.48 -19.05)
LCHlch(39.39% 68.19 343.77)

What #AF047E 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 #AF047E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Flirt#A2006DΔE 7.26Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 8.64Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 8.66Fandango#B53389ΔE 8.98Medium Red-violet#BB3385ΔE 9.93Traffic Purple#992572ΔE 13.3

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

#AF047E Channel Values

How #AF047E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 175 · G 4 · B 1268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 317° · S 96% · L 35%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 317° · S 98% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 98% · Y 28% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.68:1 vs white · 3.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AF047E 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 text6.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AF047E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AF047E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AF047E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AF047E
Complementary
#04AF34
Analogous
#8A04AF
Analogous
#AF0429
Triadic
#7EAF04
Triadic
#047EAF
Split comp.
#29AF04
Split comp.
#04AF8A

Tints & Shades of #AF047E

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

#DC049F
#FA14B9
#FB41C6
#FC6ED4
#FD9BE1
#FEC8EF

Shades

#9B0370
#82035E
#6E024F
#55023D
#41012F
#28011D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AF047E.

How #AF047E 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#AF047E
Protanopia#4D4D7D
Protanomaly#803C7E
Deuteranopia#69697B
Deuteranomaly#8B537C
Tritanopia#AA2E2E
Tritanomaly#AC2359
Achromatopsia#5C5C5C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AF047E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-af047e: #AF047E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AF047E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-af047e': '#AF047E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.016, blue: 0.494)
Android XML<color name="color_af047e">#AF047E</color>
SVG fillfill="#AF047E"

More Pink Colors

#AF047E sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AF047E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AF047E?

#AF047E is a dark pink — rgb(175, 4, 126) in RGB and hsl(317, 96%, 35%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Flirt (#A2006D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.26.

What is the RGB value of #AF047E?

#AF047E is rgb(175, 4, 126) — red 175, green 4, and blue 126 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AF047E?

#AF047E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 98%, 28%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AF047E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AF047E scores 6.68:1 against white and 3.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AF047E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AF047E 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 mediumvioletred (#C71585) at a CIE76 distance of 8.66, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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