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#AF37CD Color

#AF37CD is rgb(175, 55, 205) in RGB, hsl(288, 60%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 73%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.22. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AF37CD
HEX#AF37CD
RGBrgb(175, 55, 205)
HSLhsl(288, 60%, 51%)
HSVhsv(288, 73%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 73%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(57.6% 0.23 318.7)
LABlab(46.95% 63.29 -54.35)
LCHlch(46.95% 83.42 319.35)

What #AF37CD 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 #AF37CD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 8.22Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 11.77Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 12.3Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 12.54Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 13.71Mauveine#8D029BΔE 15.54

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

#AF37CD Channel Values

How #AF37CD 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 55 · B 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 288° · S 60% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 288° · S 73% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 73% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.94:1 vs white · 4.25:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AF37CD 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 text4.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AF37CD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AF37CD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AF37CD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AF37CD
Complementary
#55CD37
Analogous
#6437CD
Analogous
#CD37A0
Triadic
#CDAF37
Triadic
#37CDAF
Split comp.
#A0CD37
Split comp.
#37CD64

Tints & Shades of #AF37CD

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

#BA54D4
#C46CDA
#D089E1
#DBA5E9
#E7C2F0
#F0DAF6

Shades

#992DB4
#84279B
#6C207E
#531862
#3B1145
#260B2D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AF37CD.

How #AF37CD 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#AF37CD
Protanopia#5B5BCD
Protanomaly#854FCD
Deuteranopia#7272CB
Deuteranomaly#8E5FCC
Tritanopia#A15D5D
Tritanomaly#A75197
Achromatopsia#707070

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AF37CD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-af37cd: #AF37CD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AF37CD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-af37cd': '#AF37CD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.216, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_af37cd">#AF37CD</color>
SVG fillfill="#AF37CD"

More Purple Colors

#AF37CD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AF37CD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AF37CD?

#AF37CD is a mid-tone purple — rgb(175, 55, 205) in RGB and hsl(288, 60%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.22.

What is the RGB value of #AF37CD?

#AF37CD is rgb(175, 55, 205) — red 175, green 55, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AF37CD?

#AF37CD converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 73%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AF37CD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AF37CD scores 4.94:1 against white and 4.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AF37CD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AF37CD 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 8.22, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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