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#AF418E Color

#AF418E is rgb(175, 65, 142) in RGB, hsl(318, 46%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 63%, 19%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Berry Parfait (#A43482), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.34. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AF418E
HEX#AF418E
RGBrgb(175, 65, 142)
HSLhsl(318, 46%, 47%)
HSVhsv(318, 63%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 63%, 19%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(55.1% 0.167 341.3)
LABlab(45.59% 51.64 -19.39)
LCHlch(45.59% 55.16 339.42)

What #AF418E 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 #AF418E, 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 pink in the library.

#AF418E Channel Values

How #AF418E 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 65 · B 1428-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 318° · S 46% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 318° · S 63% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 63% · Y 19% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.29:1 vs white · 3.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AF418E 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 text5.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AF418E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AF418E; 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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Tints & Shades of #AF418E

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 #AF418E.

How #AF418E 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#AF418E
Protanopia#60608E
Protanomaly#87558E
Deuteranopia#75758B
Deuteranomaly#90648C
Tritanopia#AA5050
Tritanomaly#AC4A6E
Achromatopsia#6B6B6B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AF418E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-af418e: #AF418E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AF418E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-af418e': '#AF418E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.255, blue: 0.557)
Android XML<color name="color_af418e">#AF418E</color>
SVG fillfill="#AF418E"

More Pink Colors

#AF418E sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AF418E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AF418E?

#AF418E is a mid-tone pink — rgb(175, 65, 142) in RGB and hsl(318, 46%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Berry Parfait (#A43482), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.34.

What is the RGB value of #AF418E?

#AF418E is rgb(175, 65, 142) — red 175, green 65, and blue 142 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AF418E?

#AF418E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 63%, 19%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AF418E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AF418E scores 5.29:1 against white and 3.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AF418E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AF418E 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 mediumvioletred (#C71585) at a CIE76 distance of 18.71, which is visibly different.

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