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#AF4DD5 Color

#AF4DD5 is rgb(175, 77, 213) in RGB, hsl(283, 62%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 64%, 0%, 16%) 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 6.42. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AF4DD5
HEX#AF4DD5
RGBrgb(175, 77, 213)
HSLhsl(283, 62%, 57%)
HSVhsv(283, 64%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 64%, 0%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(60.3% 0.211 315.2)
LABlab(50.56% 55.89 -53.16)
LCHlch(50.56% 77.13 316.43)

What #AF4DD5 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 #AF4DD5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 6.42Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 11.5Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 15.21Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 15.4Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 15.5Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 16.47

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

#AF4DD5 Channel Values

How #AF4DD5 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 77 · B 2138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 283° · S 62% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 283° · S 64% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 64% · Y 0% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.33:1 vs white · 4.85:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AF4DD5 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 text4.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AF4DD5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AF4DD5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AF4DD5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AF4DD5
Complementary
#74D54D
Analogous
#6B4DD5
Analogous
#D54DB8
Triadic
#D5AF4D
Triadic
#4DD5AF
Split comp.
#B8D54D
Split comp.
#4DD56B

Tints & Shades of #AF4DD5

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

#BA66DB
#C57FE1
#D098E7
#DAACEC
#E5C5F1
#F0DEF7

Shades

#9F2FCA
#8829AE
#6E218C
#571A70
#3D124E
#270C32

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AF4DD5.

How #AF4DD5 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#AF4DD5
Protanopia#6767D5
Protanomaly#8A5DD5
Deuteranopia#7979D4
Deuteranomaly#926AD4
Tritanopia#A06C6C
Tritanomaly#A661A1
Achromatopsia#797979

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AF4DD5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-af4dd5: #AF4DD5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AF4DD5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-af4dd5': '#AF4DD5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.302, blue: 0.835)
Android XML<color name="color_af4dd5">#AF4DD5</color>
SVG fillfill="#AF4DD5"

More Purple Colors

#AF4DD5 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AF4DD5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AF4DD5?

#AF4DD5 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(175, 77, 213) in RGB and hsl(283, 62%, 57%) 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 6.42.

What is the RGB value of #AF4DD5?

#AF4DD5 is rgb(175, 77, 213) — red 175, green 77, and blue 213 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AF4DD5?

#AF4DD5 converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 64%, 0%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AF4DD5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AF4DD5 scores 4.33:1 against white and 4.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AF4DD5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AF4DD5 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 6.42, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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