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#AF69EC Color

#AF69EC is rgb(175, 105, 236) in RGB, hsl(272, 78%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 56%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), visibly different at ΔE 12.61. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AF69EC
HEX#AF69EC
RGBrgb(175, 105, 236)
HSLhsl(272, 78%, 67%)
HSVhsv(272, 56%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 56%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(65.4% 0.195 306.4)
LABlab(56.83% 46.55 -56.13)
LCHlch(56.83% 72.92 309.67)

What #AF69EC 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 #AF69EC, 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 purple in the library.

#AF69EC Channel Values

How #AF69EC 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 105 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 272° · S 78% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 272° · S 56% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 56% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.47:1 vs white · 6.05:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AF69EC 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 text3.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AF69EC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AF69EC; 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 #AF69EC

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 #AF69EC.

How #AF69EC 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#AF69EC
Protanopia#7979EC
Protanomaly#9273EC
Deuteranopia#8585EB
Deuteranomaly#987BEB
Tritanopia#9E8484
Tritanomaly#A57AB7
Achromatopsia#8A8A8A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AF69EC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-af69ec: #AF69EC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AF69EC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-af69ec': '#AF69EC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.412, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_af69ec">#AF69EC</color>
SVG fillfill="#AF69EC"

More Purple Colors

#AF69EC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AF69EC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AF69EC?

#AF69EC is a light purple — rgb(175, 105, 236) in RGB and hsl(272, 78%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 12.61.

What is the RGB value of #AF69EC?

#AF69EC is rgb(175, 105, 236) — red 175, green 105, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AF69EC?

#AF69EC converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 56%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AF69EC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AF69EC scores 3.47:1 against white and 6.05:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AF69EC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AF69EC 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 12.61, which is visibly different.

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