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#AF13E7 Color

#AF13E7 is rgb(175, 19, 231) in RGB, hsl(284, 85%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 92%, 0%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.46. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AF13E7
HEX#AF13E7
RGBrgb(175, 19, 231)
HSLhsl(284, 85%, 49%)
HSVhsv(284, 92%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 92%, 0%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(57.3% 0.277 313.4)
LABlab(45.43% 75.44 -71.64)
LCHlch(45.43% 104.04 316.48)

What #AF13E7 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 #AF13E7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#AF13E7 Channel Values

How #AF13E7 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 19 · B 2318-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 284° · S 85% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 284° · S 92% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 92% · Y 0% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.16:1 vs white · 4.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AF13E7 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 text5.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AF13E7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AF13E7; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #AF13E7

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 #AF13E7.

How #AF13E7 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#AF13E7
Protanopia#4F4FE7
Protanomaly#813FE7
Deuteranopia#6B6BE5
Deuteranomaly#8B55E6
Tritanopia#9B5C5C
Tritanomaly#A349A6
Achromatopsia#6D6D6D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AF13E7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-af13e7: #AF13E7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AF13E7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-af13e7': '#AF13E7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.075, blue: 0.906)
Android XML<color name="color_af13e7">#AF13E7</color>
SVG fillfill="#AF13E7"

More Purple Colors

#AF13E7 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AF13E7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AF13E7?

#AF13E7 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(175, 19, 231) in RGB and hsl(284, 85%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.46.

What is the RGB value of #AF13E7?

#AF13E7 is rgb(175, 19, 231) — red 175, green 19, and blue 231 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AF13E7?

#AF13E7 converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 92%, 0%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AF13E7 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AF13E7 scores 5.16:1 against white and 4.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AF13E7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AF13E7 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 8.33, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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