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#AF7DDE Color

#AF7DDE is rgb(175, 125, 222) in RGB, hsl(271, 60%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 44%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AF7DDE
HEX#AF7DDE
RGBrgb(175, 125, 222)
HSLhsl(271, 60%, 68%)
HSVhsv(271, 44%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 44%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(67.8% 0.147 306.6)
LABlab(60.49% 33.79 -42.57)
LCHlch(60.49% 54.35 308.44)

What #AF7DDE 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 #AF7DDE, 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.

#AF7DDE Channel Values

How #AF7DDE 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 125 · B 2228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 271° · S 60% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 271° · S 44% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 44% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.08:1 vs white · 6.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AF7DDE 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 text3.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AF7DDE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AF7DDE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AF7DDE; 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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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #AF7DDE

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 #AF7DDE.

How #AF7DDE 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#AF7DDE
Protanopia#8787DE
Protanomaly#9983DE
Deuteranopia#9090DD
Deuteranomaly#9D89DD
Tritanopia#A28E8E
Tritanomaly#A788B4
Achromatopsia#939393

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AF7DDE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-af7dde: #AF7DDE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AF7DDE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-af7dde': '#AF7DDE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.490, blue: 0.871)
Android XML<color name="color_af7dde">#AF7DDE</color>
SVG fillfill="#AF7DDE"

More Purple Colors

#AF7DDE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AF7DDE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AF7DDE?

#AF7DDE is a light purple — rgb(175, 125, 222) in RGB and hsl(271, 60%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.74.

What is the RGB value of #AF7DDE?

#AF7DDE is rgb(175, 125, 222) — red 175, green 125, and blue 222 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AF7DDE?

#AF7DDE converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 44%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AF7DDE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AF7DDE scores 3.08:1 against white and 6.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AF7DDE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AF7DDE 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 10.28, which is visibly different.

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