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#AF2CE8 Color

#AF2CE8 is rgb(175, 44, 232) in RGB, hsl(282, 80%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 81%, 0%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.92. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AF2CE8
HEX#AF2CE8
RGBrgb(175, 44, 232)
HSLhsl(282, 80%, 54%)
HSVhsv(282, 81%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 81%, 0%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(58.6% 0.263 312.4)
LABlab(47.28% 70.52 -69.20)
LCHlch(47.28% 98.80 315.54)

What #AF2CE8 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 #AF2CE8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 6.92Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 8.73Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 9.81Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 10.8French Violet#8806CEΔE 11.47Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 11.79

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

#AF2CE8 Channel Values

How #AF2CE8 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 44 · B 2328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 282° · S 80% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 282° · S 81% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 81% · Y 0% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.83:1 vs white · 4.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AF2CE8 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 text4.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AF2CE8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AF2CE8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AF2CE8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AF2CE8
Complementary
#64E82C
Analogous
#512CE8
Analogous
#E82CC2
Triadic
#E8AF2C
Triadic
#2CE8AF
Split comp.
#C2E82C
Split comp.
#2CE851

Tints & Shades of #AF2CE8

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

#BA47EB
#C668EE
#D083F1
#DB9FF4
#E5BAF7
#F1DAFB

Shades

#9E18D8
#8714B8
#6F1197
#540D73
#3D0953
#250632

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AF2CE8.

How #AF2CE8 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#AF2CE8
Protanopia#5656E8
Protanomaly#8349E8
Deuteranopia#6F6FE7
Deuteranomaly#8D5BE7
Tritanopia#9B6363
Tritanomaly#A452A9
Achromatopsia#727272

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AF2CE8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-af2ce8: #AF2CE8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AF2CE8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-af2ce8': '#AF2CE8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.173, blue: 0.910)
Android XML<color name="color_af2ce8">#AF2CE8</color>
SVG fillfill="#AF2CE8"

More Purple Colors

#AF2CE8 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AF2CE8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AF2CE8?

#AF2CE8 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(175, 44, 232) in RGB and hsl(282, 80%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.92.

What is the RGB value of #AF2CE8?

#AF2CE8 is rgb(175, 44, 232) — red 175, green 44, and blue 232 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AF2CE8?

#AF2CE8 converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 81%, 0%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AF2CE8 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AF2CE8 scores 4.83:1 against white and 4.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AF2CE8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AF2CE8 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 8.73, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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