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#AF087D Color

#AF087D is rgb(175, 8, 125) in RGB, hsl(318, 91%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 95%, 29%, 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 6.52. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AF087D
HEX#AF087D
RGBrgb(175, 8, 125)
HSLhsl(318, 91%, 36%)
HSVhsv(318, 95%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 95%, 29%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(50.4% 0.21 345.9)
LABlab(39.51% 64.98 -18.26)
LCHlch(39.51% 67.50 344.30)

What #AF087D 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 #AF087D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Flirt#A2006DΔE 6.52Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 8.41Fandango#B53389ΔE 8.44Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 8.54Medium Red-violet#BB3385ΔE 9.17Traffic Purple#992572ΔE 12.68

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

#AF087D Channel Values

How #AF087D 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 8 · B 1258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 318° · S 91% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 318° · S 95% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 95% · Y 29% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.66:1 vs white · 3.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AF087D 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 text6.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AF087D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AF087D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AF087D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AF087D
Complementary
#08AF3A
Analogous
#8E08AF
Analogous
#AF082A
Triadic
#7DAF08
Triadic
#087DAF
Split comp.
#2AAF08
Split comp.
#08AF8E

Tints & Shades of #AF087D

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

#DB0A9D
#F41FB4
#F74BC3
#F872D0
#FA9EDF
#FCC9ED

Shades

#97076C
#84065E
#6B054D
#58043F
#3F032D
#2C021F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AF087D.

How #AF087D 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#AF087D
Protanopia#4D4D7C
Protanomaly#803D7D
Deuteranopia#6A6A7A
Deuteranomaly#8B537B
Tritanopia#AA2F2F
Tritanomaly#AC2459
Achromatopsia#5C5C5C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AF087D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-af087d: #AF087D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AF087D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-af087d': '#AF087D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.031, blue: 0.490)
Android XML<color name="color_af087d">#AF087D</color>
SVG fillfill="#AF087D"

More Pink Colors

#AF087D sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AF087D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AF087D?

#AF087D is a dark pink — rgb(175, 8, 125) in RGB and hsl(318, 91%, 36%) 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 6.52.

What is the RGB value of #AF087D?

#AF087D is rgb(175, 8, 125) — red 175, green 8, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AF087D?

#AF087D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 95%, 29%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AF087D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AF087D scores 6.66:1 against white and 3.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AF087D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AF087D 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 8.41, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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