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#AF57DB Color

#AF57DB is rgb(175, 87, 219) in RGB, hsl(280, 65%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 60%, 0%, 14%) 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 6.52. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AF57DB
HEX#AF57DB
RGBrgb(175, 87, 219)
HSLhsl(280, 65%, 60%)
HSVhsv(280, 60%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 60%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(61.9% 0.203 312.7)
LABlab(52.58% 52.35 -53.35)
LCHlch(52.58% 74.74 314.46)

What #AF57DB 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 #AF57DB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 6.52Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 12.81Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 14.13Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 14.28Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 14.35Purple Plum#9C51B6ΔE 15.99

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

#AF57DB Channel Values

How #AF57DB 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 87 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 280° · S 65% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 280° · S 60% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 60% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.03:1 vs white · 5.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AF57DB 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 text4.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AF57DB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AF57DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AF57DB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AF57DB
Complementary
#83DB57
Analogous
#6D57DB
Analogous
#DB57C5
Triadic
#DBAF57
Triadic
#57DBAF
Split comp.
#C5DB57
Split comp.
#57DB6D

Tints & Shades of #AF57DB

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

#B96CE0
#C585E5
#CF9AEA
#DBB3EF
#E5C8F3
#F1E2F9

Shades

#9F35D4
#8927B9
#702097
#571976
#3E1254
#250B32

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AF57DB.

How #AF57DB 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#AF57DB
Protanopia#6D6DDB
Protanomaly#8C65DB
Deuteranopia#7D7DDA
Deuteranomaly#9470DA
Tritanopia#A07373
Tritanomaly#A669A7
Achromatopsia#7F7F7F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AF57DB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-af57db: #AF57DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AF57DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-af57db': '#AF57DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.341, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_af57db">#AF57DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#AF57DB"

More Purple Colors

#AF57DB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AF57DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AF57DB?

#AF57DB is a light purple — rgb(175, 87, 219) in RGB and hsl(280, 65%, 60%) 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 6.52.

What is the RGB value of #AF57DB?

#AF57DB is rgb(175, 87, 219) — red 175, green 87, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AF57DB?

#AF57DB converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 60%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AF57DB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AF57DB scores 4.03:1 against white and 5.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AF57DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AF57DB 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 6.52, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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