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#AF36BA Color

#AF36BA is rgb(175, 54, 186) in RGB, hsl(295, 55%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 71%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.94. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AF36BA
HEX#AF36BA
RGBrgb(175, 54, 186)
HSLhsl(295, 55%, 47%)
HSVhsv(295, 71%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 71%, 0%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(56.3% 0.216 324.3)
LABlab(45.85% 61.07 -45.08)
LCHlch(45.85% 75.90 323.57)

What #AF36BA 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 #AF36BA, 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.

#AF36BA Channel Values

How #AF36BA 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 54 · B 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 295° · S 55% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 295° · S 71% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 71% · Y 0% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.17:1 vs white · 4.06:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AF36BA 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 text5.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AF36BA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AF36BA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AF36BA; 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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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #AF36BA

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 #AF36BA.

How #AF36BA 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#AF36BA
Protanopia#5B5BBA
Protanomaly#854EBA
Deuteranopia#7171B8
Deuteranomaly#8E5FB9
Tritanopia#A45656
Tritanomaly#A84B8A
Achromatopsia#6D6D6D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AF36BA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-af36ba: #AF36BA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AF36BA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-af36ba': '#AF36BA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.212, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_af36ba">#AF36BA</color>
SVG fillfill="#AF36BA"

More Pink Colors

#AF36BA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AF36BA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AF36BA?

#AF36BA is a mid-tone pink — rgb(175, 54, 186) in RGB and hsl(295, 55%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.94.

What is the RGB value of #AF36BA?

#AF36BA is rgb(175, 54, 186) — red 175, green 54, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AF36BA?

#AF36BA converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 71%, 0%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AF36BA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AF36BA scores 5.17:1 against white and 4.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AF36BA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AF36BA 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 mediumorchid (#BA55D3) at a CIE76 distance of 9.94, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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