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#AF3CFB Color

#AF3CFB is rgb(175, 60, 251) in RGB, hsl(276, 96%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 76%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple (X11) (#A020F0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.59. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AF3CFB
HEX#AF3CFB
RGBrgb(175, 60, 251)
HSLhsl(276, 96%, 61%)
HSVhsv(276, 76%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 76%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(61.2% 0.266 307.4)
LABlab(50.25% 68.51 -75.05)
LCHlch(50.25% 101.61 312.39)

What #AF3CFB 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 #AF3CFB, 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 purple in the library.

#AF3CFB Channel Values

How #AF3CFB 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 2518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 276° · S 96% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 276° · S 76% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 76% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.32:1 vs white · 4.86:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AF3CFB 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AF3CFB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AF3CFB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AF3CFB; 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
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #AF3CFB

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 #AF3CFB.

How #AF3CFB 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#AF3CFB
Protanopia#5D5DFB
Protanomaly#8652FB
Deuteranopia#7373FA
Deuteranomaly#8F62FA
Tritanopia#977070
Tritanomaly#A15FB9
Achromatopsia#7A7A7A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AF3CFB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-af3cfb: #AF3CFB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AF3CFB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-af3cfb': '#AF3CFB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.235, blue: 0.984)
Android XML<color name="color_af3cfb">#AF3CFB</color>
SVG fillfill="#AF3CFB"

More Purple Colors

#AF3CFB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AF3CFB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AF3CFB?

#AF3CFB is a light purple — rgb(175, 60, 251) in RGB and hsl(276, 96%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple (X11) (#A020F0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.59.

What is the RGB value of #AF3CFB?

#AF3CFB is rgb(175, 60, 251) — red 175, green 60, and blue 251 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AF3CFB?

#AF3CFB converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 76%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AF3CFB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AF3CFB scores 4.32:1 against white and 4.86:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AF3CFB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AF3CFB 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 blueviolet (#8A2BE2) at a CIE76 distance of 10.62, which is visibly different.

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