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#AF239E Color

#AF239E is rgb(175, 35, 158) in RGB, hsl(307, 67%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 80%, 10%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Byzantine (#BD33A4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.67. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AF239E
HEX#AF239E
RGBrgb(175, 35, 158)
HSLhsl(307, 67%, 41%)
HSVhsv(307, 80%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 80%, 10%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(53.2% 0.214 333.9)
LABlab(42.48% 63.44 -33.81)
LCHlch(42.48% 71.89 331.94)

What #AF239E 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 #AF239E, 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 pink in the library.

#AF239E Channel Values

How #AF239E 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 35 · B 1588-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 307° · S 67% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 307° · S 80% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 80% · Y 10% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.9:1 vs white · 3.56:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AF239E 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 text5.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AF239E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AF239E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AF239E; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #AF239E

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 #AF239E.

How #AF239E 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#AF239E
Protanopia#53539E
Protanomaly#82459E
Deuteranopia#6D6D9C
Deuteranomaly#8C589D
Tritanopia#A74444
Tritanomaly#AA3973
Achromatopsia#646464

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AF239E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-af239e: #AF239E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AF239E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-af239e': '#AF239E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.137, blue: 0.620)
Android XML<color name="color_af239e">#AF239E</color>
SVG fillfill="#AF239E"

More Pink Colors

#AF239E sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AF239E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AF239E?

#AF239E is a mid-tone pink — rgb(175, 35, 158) in RGB and hsl(307, 67%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Byzantine (#BD33A4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.67.

What is the RGB value of #AF239E?

#AF239E is rgb(175, 35, 158) — red 175, green 35, and blue 158 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AF239E?

#AF239E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 80%, 10%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AF239E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AF239E scores 5.9:1 against white and 3.56:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AF239E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AF239E 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 darkmagenta (#8B008B) at a CIE76 distance of 11.7, which is visibly different.

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