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#AF289A Color

#AF289A is rgb(175, 40, 154) in RGB, hsl(309, 63%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 77%, 12%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Byzantine (#BD33A4), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.36. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AF289A
HEX#AF289A
RGBrgb(175, 40, 154)
HSLhsl(309, 63%, 42%)
HSVhsv(309, 77%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 77%, 12%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(53.4% 0.206 335.4)
LABlab(42.79% 61.69 -30.93)
LCHlch(42.79% 69.01 333.37)

What #AF289A 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 #AF289A, 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.

#AF289A Channel Values

How #AF289A 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 40 · B 1548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 309° · S 63% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 309° · S 77% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 77% · Y 12% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.84:1 vs white · 3.59:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AF289A 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 text5.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AF289A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AF289A; 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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Tints & Shades of #AF289A

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AF289A.

How #AF289A 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#AF289A
Protanopia#55559A
Protanomaly#83479A
Deuteranopia#6E6E98
Deuteranomaly#8D5A99
Tritanopia#A84545
Tritanomaly#AB3B71
Achromatopsia#656565

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AF289A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-af289a: #AF289A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AF289A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-af289a': '#AF289A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.157, blue: 0.604)
Android XML<color name="color_af289a">#AF289A</color>
SVG fillfill="#AF289A"

More Pink Colors

#AF289A sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AF289A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AF289A?

#AF289A is a mid-tone pink — rgb(175, 40, 154) in RGB and hsl(309, 63%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Byzantine (#BD33A4), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.36.

What is the RGB value of #AF289A?

#AF289A is rgb(175, 40, 154) — red 175, green 40, and blue 154 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AF289A?

#AF289A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 77%, 12%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AF289A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AF289A scores 5.84:1 against white and 3.59:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AF289A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AF289A 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 12.97, which is visibly different.

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