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#AF468C Color

#AF468C is rgb(175, 70, 140) in RGB, hsl(320, 43%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 60%, 20%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Berry Parfait (#A43482), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.07. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AF468C
HEX#AF468C
RGBrgb(175, 70, 140)
HSLhsl(320, 43%, 48%)
HSVhsv(320, 60%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 60%, 20%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(55.7% 0.159 342.7)
LABlab(46.34% 49.30 -17.06)
LCHlch(46.34% 52.17 340.92)

What #AF468C 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 #AF468C, 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.

#AF468C Channel Values

How #AF468C 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 70 · B 1408-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 320° · S 43% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 320° · S 60% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 60% · Y 20% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.15:1 vs white · 4.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AF468C 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 text5.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AF468C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AF468C; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #AF468C

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 #AF468C.

How #AF468C 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#AF468C
Protanopia#63638C
Protanomaly#88598C
Deuteranopia#767689
Deuteranomaly#91668A
Tritanopia#AA5353
Tritanomaly#AC4E6E
Achromatopsia#6D6D6D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AF468C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-af468c: #AF468C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AF468C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-af468c': '#AF468C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.275, blue: 0.549)
Android XML<color name="color_af468c">#AF468C</color>
SVG fillfill="#AF468C"

More Pink Colors

#AF468C sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AF468C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AF468C?

#AF468C is a mid-tone pink — rgb(175, 70, 140) in RGB and hsl(320, 43%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Berry Parfait (#A43482), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.07.

What is the RGB value of #AF468C?

#AF468C is rgb(175, 70, 140) — red 175, green 70, and blue 140 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AF468C?

#AF468C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 60%, 20%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AF468C be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AF468C scores 5.15:1 against white and 4.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AF468C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AF468C 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 20.52, which is visibly different.

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