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#AF12ED Color

#AF12ED is rgb(175, 18, 237) in RGB, hsl(283, 86%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 92%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple (X11) (#A020F0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.1. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AF12ED
HEX#AF12ED
RGBrgb(175, 18, 237)
HSLhsl(283, 86%, 50%)
HSVhsv(283, 92%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 92%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(57.7% 0.282 312)
LABlab(45.78% 76.40 -74.46)
LCHlch(45.78% 106.68 315.74)

What #AF12ED 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 #AF12ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 6.1Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 6.87Electric Purple#BF00FFΔE 8.63Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 9.73Vivid Orchid#CC00FFΔE 10.19Vibrant Purple#AA00FFΔE 10.92

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

#AF12ED Channel Values

How #AF12ED 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 18 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 283° · S 86% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 283° · S 92% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 92% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.08:1 vs white · 4.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AF12ED 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 text5.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AF12ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AF12ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AF12ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AF12ED
Complementary
#50ED12
Analogous
#4112ED
Analogous
#ED12BE
Triadic
#EDAF12
Triadic
#12EDAF
Split comp.
#BEED12
Split comp.
#12ED41

Tints & Shades of #AF12ED

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

#BA33F0
#C554F2
#D175F5
#DA92F7
#E5B3F9
#F1D4FC

Shades

#970FCC
#820DAF
#690B8E
#540972
#3C0651
#270434

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AF12ED.

How #AF12ED 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#AF12ED
Protanopia#4F4FED
Protanomaly#813FED
Deuteranopia#6B6BEC
Deuteranomaly#8B55EC
Tritanopia#9A5E5E
Tritanomaly#A34BAB
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AF12ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-af12ed: #AF12ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AF12ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-af12ed': '#AF12ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.071, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_af12ed">#AF12ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#AF12ED"

More Purple Colors

#AF12ED sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AF12ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AF12ED?

#AF12ED is a mid-tone purple — rgb(175, 18, 237) in RGB and hsl(283, 86%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple (X11) (#A020F0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.1.

What is the RGB value of #AF12ED?

#AF12ED is rgb(175, 18, 237) — red 175, green 18, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AF12ED?

#AF12ED converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 92%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AF12ED be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AF12ED scores 5.08:1 against white and 4.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AF12ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AF12ED 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 9.73, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every purple in the color library, the guide to shades of purple, or the full color library.