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#AF3CC3 Color

#AF3CC3 is rgb(175, 60, 195) in RGB, hsl(291, 53%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 69%, 0%, 24%) 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 8.14. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AF3CC3
HEX#AF3CC3
RGBrgb(175, 60, 195)
HSLhsl(291, 53%, 50%)
HSVhsv(291, 69%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 69%, 0%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(57.4% 0.216 321.3)
LABlab(47.09% 60.12 -48.35)
LCHlch(47.09% 77.15 321.19)

What #AF3CC3 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 #AF3CC3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 8.14Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 11.82Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 13Mauveine#8D029BΔE 13.46Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 14.02Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 16.85

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

#AF3CC3 Channel Values

How #AF3CC3 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 60 · B 1958-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 291° · S 53% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 291° · S 69% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 69% · Y 0% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.93:1 vs white · 4.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AF3CC3 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 text4.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AF3CC3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AF3CC3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AF3CC3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AF3CC3
Complementary
#50C33C
Analogous
#6B3CC3
Analogous
#C33C94
Triadic
#C3AF3C
Triadic
#3CC3AF
Split comp.
#94C33C
Split comp.
#3CC36B

Tints & Shades of #AF3CC3

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

#BA57CB
#C573D4
#D08EDC
#DAA5E3
#E5C1EC
#F1DCF4

Shades

#9634A8
#812C90
#692475
#541D5E
#3B1442
#260D2B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AF3CC3.

How #AF3CC3 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#AF3CC3
Protanopia#5D5DC3
Protanomaly#8652C3
Deuteranopia#7373C1
Deuteranomaly#8F62C2
Tritanopia#A35D5D
Tritanomaly#A85191
Achromatopsia#707070

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AF3CC3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-af3cc3: #AF3CC3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AF3CC3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-af3cc3': '#AF3CC3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.235, blue: 0.765)
Android XML<color name="color_af3cc3">#AF3CC3</color>
SVG fillfill="#AF3CC3"

More Pink Colors

#AF3CC3 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#AF3CC3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AF3CC3?

#AF3CC3 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(175, 60, 195) in RGB and hsl(291, 53%, 50%) 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 8.14.

What is the RGB value of #AF3CC3?

#AF3CC3 is rgb(175, 60, 195) — red 175, green 60, and blue 195 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AF3CC3?

#AF3CC3 converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 69%, 0%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AF3CC3 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AF3CC3 scores 4.93:1 against white and 4.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AF3CC3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AF3CC3 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 8.14, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

Open #AF3CC3 in a Tool

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.