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#AF48DB Color

#AF48DB is rgb(175, 72, 219) in RGB, hsl(282, 67%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 67%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.02. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AF48DB
HEX#AF48DB
RGBrgb(175, 72, 219)
HSLhsl(282, 67%, 57%)
HSVhsv(282, 67%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 67%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(60.1% 0.223 314)
LABlab(50.07% 58.93 -57.35)
LCHlch(50.07% 82.23 315.78)

What #AF48DB 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 #AF48DB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 8.02Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 11.14Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 14.14Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 15.89Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 16.24Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 16.31

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

#AF48DB Channel Values

How #AF48DB 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 72 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 282° · S 67% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 282° · S 67% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 67% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.4:1 vs white · 4.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AF48DB 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AF48DB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AF48DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AF48DB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AF48DB
Complementary
#74DB48
Analogous
#6548DB
Analogous
#DB48BD
Triadic
#DBAF48
Triadic
#48DBAF
Split comp.
#BDDB48
Split comp.
#48DB65

Tints & Shades of #AF48DB

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

#BA61E0
#C57BE5
#D095EA
#DAAAEE
#E5C3F3
#F0DDF8

Shades

#9E29D1
#8823B3
#6E1D91
#571773
#3D1051
#270A33

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AF48DB.

How #AF48DB 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#AF48DB
Protanopia#6464DB
Protanomaly#885ADB
Deuteranopia#7777DA
Deuteranomaly#9167DA
Tritanopia#9F6B6B
Tritanomaly#A65FA4
Achromatopsia#787878

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AF48DB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-af48db: #AF48DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AF48DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-af48db': '#AF48DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.282, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_af48db">#AF48DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#AF48DB"

More Purple Colors

#AF48DB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AF48DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AF48DB?

#AF48DB is a mid-tone purple — rgb(175, 72, 219) in RGB and hsl(282, 67%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.02.

What is the RGB value of #AF48DB?

#AF48DB is rgb(175, 72, 219) — red 175, green 72, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AF48DB?

#AF48DB converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 67%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AF48DB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AF48DB scores 4.4:1 against white and 4.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AF48DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AF48DB 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 8.02, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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