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#AF3DDB Color

#AF3DDB is rgb(175, 61, 219) in RGB, hsl(283, 69%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 72%, 0%, 14%) 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 6.58. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AF3DDB
HEX#AF3DDB
RGBrgb(175, 61, 219)
HSLhsl(283, 69%, 55%)
HSVhsv(283, 72%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 72%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(59% 0.236 314.7)
LABlab(48.48% 63.20 -59.89)
LCHlch(48.48% 87.07 316.54)

What #AF3DDB 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 #AF3DDB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 6.58Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 11.36Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 14.74Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 15.67Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 15.67Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 16.16

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

#AF3DDB Channel Values

How #AF3DDB 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 61 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 283° · S 69% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 283° · S 72% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 72% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.65:1 vs white · 4.51:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AF3DDB 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 text4.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AF3DDB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AF3DDB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AF3DDB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AF3DDB
Complementary
#6ADB3D
Analogous
#5F3DDB
Analogous
#DB3DB9
Triadic
#DBAF3D
Triadic
#3DDBAF
Split comp.
#B9DB3D
Split comp.
#3DDB5F

Tints & Shades of #AF3DDB

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

#B957E0
#C471E5
#CF8BEA
#DBA9EF
#E6C3F4
#F1DDF9

Shades

#9F26CF
#8420AC
#6D1A8E
#561570
#3F0F52
#24092F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AF3DDB.

How #AF3DDB 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#AF3DDB
Protanopia#5E5EDB
Protanomaly#8653DB
Deuteranopia#7373DA
Deuteranomaly#8F62DA
Tritanopia#9F6565
Tritanomaly#A558A2
Achromatopsia#747474

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AF3DDB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-af3ddb: #AF3DDB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AF3DDB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-af3ddb': '#AF3DDB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.239, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_af3ddb">#AF3DDB</color>
SVG fillfill="#AF3DDB"

More Purple Colors

#AF3DDB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AF3DDB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AF3DDB?

#AF3DDB is a mid-tone purple — rgb(175, 61, 219) in RGB and hsl(283, 69%, 55%) 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 6.58.

What is the RGB value of #AF3DDB?

#AF3DDB is rgb(175, 61, 219) — red 175, green 61, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AF3DDB?

#AF3DDB converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 72%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AF3DDB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AF3DDB scores 4.65:1 against white and 4.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AF3DDB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AF3DDB 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 6.58, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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