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#AF79EC Color

#AF79EC is rgb(175, 121, 236) in RGB, hsl(268, 75%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 49%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Purple (#9370DB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.8. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AF79EC
HEX#AF79EC
RGBrgb(175, 121, 236)
HSLhsl(268, 75%, 70%)
HSVhsv(268, 49%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 49%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(67.9% 0.17 303.9)
LABlab(60.19% 38.38 -50.82)
LCHlch(60.19% 63.68 307.06)

What #AF79EC 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 #AF79EC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 8.8Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 9.53Amethyst#9966CCΔE 9.81Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 11.3Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 11.61Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 13.7

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

#AF79EC Channel Values

How #AF79EC 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 121 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 268° · S 75% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 268° · S 49% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 49% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.1:1 vs white · 6.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AF79EC 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 text3.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AF79EC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AF79EC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AF79EC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AF79EC
Complementary
#B6EC79
Analogous
#797DEC
Analogous
#E879EC
Triadic
#ECAF79
Triadic
#79ECAF
Split comp.
#ECE879
Split comp.
#7DEC79

Tints & Shades of #AF79EC

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

#B98BEE
#C49DF1
#CFAFF4
#DAC1F6
#E4D2F9
#EFE4FB

Shades

#9751E6
#7C24E0
#661BBB
#4E148F
#380F67
#1F083A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AF79EC.

How #AF79EC 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#AF79EC
Protanopia#8484EC
Protanomaly#9780EC
Deuteranopia#8E8EEB
Deuteranomaly#9C86EC
Tritanopia#9F8F8F
Tritanomaly#A686BB
Achromatopsia#929292

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AF79EC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-af79ec: #AF79EC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AF79EC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-af79ec': '#AF79EC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.475, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_af79ec">#AF79EC</color>
SVG fillfill="#AF79EC"

More Purple Colors

#AF79EC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AF79EC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AF79EC?

#AF79EC is a light purple — rgb(175, 121, 236) in RGB and hsl(268, 75%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.8.

What is the RGB value of #AF79EC?

#AF79EC is rgb(175, 121, 236) — red 175, green 121, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AF79EC?

#AF79EC converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 49%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AF79EC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AF79EC scores 3.1:1 against white and 6.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AF79EC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AF79EC 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 mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 8.8, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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