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#AF40CE Color

#AF40CE is rgb(175, 64, 206) in RGB, hsl(287, 59%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 69%, 0%, 19%) 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 9.11. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AF40CE
HEX#AF40CE
RGBrgb(175, 64, 206)
HSLhsl(287, 59%, 53%)
HSVhsv(287, 69%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 69%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(58.5% 0.221 318)
LABlab(48.20% 60.16 -52.91)
LCHlch(48.20% 80.12 318.67)

What #AF40CE 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 #AF40CE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 9.11Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 9.41Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 12.94Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 15.63Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 15.71Mauveine#8D029BΔE 15.91

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

#AF40CE Channel Values

How #AF40CE 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 64 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 287° · S 59% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 287° · S 69% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 69% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.72:1 vs white · 4.45:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AF40CE 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 text4.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AF40CE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AF40CE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AF40CE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AF40CE
Complementary
#5FCE40
Analogous
#6940CE
Analogous
#CE40A6
Triadic
#CEAF40
Triadic
#40CEAF
Split comp.
#A6CE40
Split comp.
#40CE69

Tints & Shades of #AF40CE

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

#B959D4
#C575DB
#CF8DE2
#DBAAE9
#E6C2EF
#F1DFF7

Shades

#9D30BB
#85299E
#6D2182
#551A65
#3D1349
#250C2D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AF40CE.

How #AF40CE 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#AF40CE
Protanopia#5F5FCE
Protanomaly#8755CE
Deuteranopia#7474CC
Deuteranomaly#9064CD
Tritanopia#A16262
Tritanomaly#A75699
Achromatopsia#737373

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AF40CE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-af40ce: #AF40CE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AF40CE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-af40ce': '#AF40CE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.251, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_af40ce">#AF40CE</color>
SVG fillfill="#AF40CE"

More Purple Colors

#AF40CE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AF40CE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AF40CE?

#AF40CE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(175, 64, 206) in RGB and hsl(287, 59%, 53%) 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 9.11.

What is the RGB value of #AF40CE?

#AF40CE is rgb(175, 64, 206) — red 175, green 64, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AF40CE?

#AF40CE converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 69%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AF40CE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AF40CE scores 4.72:1 against white and 4.45:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AF40CE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AF40CE 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 9.11, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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