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#AF44CF Color

#AF44CF is rgb(175, 68, 207) in RGB, hsl(286, 59%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 67%, 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 7.72. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AF44CF
HEX#AF44CF
RGBrgb(175, 68, 207)
HSLhsl(286, 59%, 54%)
HSVhsv(286, 67%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 67%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(59% 0.217 317.5)
LABlab(48.84% 58.74 -52.47)
LCHlch(48.84% 78.76 318.23)

What #AF44CF 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 #AF44CF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 7.72Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 10.21Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 13.84Mauveine#8D029BΔE 16.5Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 16.61Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 16.68

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

#AF44CF Channel Values

How #AF44CF 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 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 286° · S 59% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 286° · S 67% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 67% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.61:1 vs white · 4.55:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AF44CF 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 text4.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AF44CF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AF44CF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AF44CF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AF44CF
Complementary
#65CF44
Analogous
#6944CF
Analogous
#CF44AA
Triadic
#CFAF44
Triadic
#44CFAF
Split comp.
#AACF44
Split comp.
#44CF69

Tints & Shades of #AF44CF

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

#B95DD5
#C579DC
#D092E3
#DAAAE9
#E5C2EF
#F1DFF7

Shades

#9E31BF
#862AA2
#6F2386
#541A65
#3C1349
#250C2D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AF44CF.

How #AF44CF 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#AF44CF
Protanopia#6262CF
Protanomaly#8757CF
Deuteranopia#7676CD
Deuteranomaly#9065CE
Tritanopia#A16565
Tritanomaly#A7599B
Achromatopsia#757575

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AF44CF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-af44cf: #AF44CF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AF44CF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-af44cf': '#AF44CF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.267, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_af44cf">#AF44CF</color>
SVG fillfill="#AF44CF"

More Purple Colors

#AF44CF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AF44CF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AF44CF?

#AF44CF is a mid-tone purple — rgb(175, 68, 207) in RGB and hsl(286, 59%, 54%) 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 7.72.

What is the RGB value of #AF44CF?

#AF44CF is rgb(175, 68, 207) — red 175, green 68, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AF44CF?

#AF44CF converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 67%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AF44CF be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AF44CF scores 4.61:1 against white and 4.55:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AF44CF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AF44CF 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 7.72, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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