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#AF44CA Color

#AF44CA is rgb(175, 68, 202) in RGB, hsl(288, 56%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 66%, 0%, 21%) 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 6.19. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AF44CA
HEX#AF44CA
RGBrgb(175, 68, 202)
HSLhsl(288, 56%, 53%)
HSVhsv(288, 66%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 66%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(58.6% 0.212 318.9)
LABlab(48.59% 58.01 -50.00)
LCHlch(48.59% 76.59 319.24)

What #AF44CA 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 #AF44CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 6.19Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 12.24Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 13.73Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 14.24Mauveine#8D029BΔE 15.62Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 15.97

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

#AF44CA Channel Values

How #AF44CA 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 68 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 288° · S 56% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 288° · S 66% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 66% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.66:1 vs white · 4.5:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AF44CA 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 text4.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AF44CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AF44CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AF44CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AF44CA
Complementary
#5FCA44
Analogous
#6C44CA
Analogous
#CA44A2
Triadic
#CAAF44
Triadic
#44CAAF
Split comp.
#A2CA44
Split comp.
#44CA6C

Tints & Shades of #AF44CA

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

#BA5CD1
#C578D9
#D090E0
#DBABE7
#E6C3EE
#F1DFF6

Shades

#9D34B7
#852C9B
#6D247F
#551C63
#3D1448
#250C2C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AF44CA.

How #AF44CA 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#AF44CA
Protanopia#6262CA
Protanomaly#8757CA
Deuteranopia#7676C8
Deuteranomaly#9065C9
Tritanopia#A26363
Tritanomaly#A75897
Achromatopsia#747474

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AF44CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-af44ca: #AF44CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AF44CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-af44ca': '#AF44CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.267, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_af44ca">#AF44CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#AF44CA"

More Purple Colors

#AF44CA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AF44CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AF44CA?

#AF44CA is a mid-tone purple — rgb(175, 68, 202) in RGB and hsl(288, 56%, 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 6.19.

What is the RGB value of #AF44CA?

#AF44CA is rgb(175, 68, 202) — red 175, green 68, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AF44CA?

#AF44CA converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 66%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AF44CA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AF44CA scores 4.66:1 against white and 4.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AF44CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AF44CA 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 6.19, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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