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#AF7FE6 Color

#AF7FE6 is rgb(175, 127, 230) in RGB, hsl(268, 67%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 45%, 0%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.69. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AF7FE6
HEX#AF7FE6
RGBrgb(175, 127, 230)
HSLhsl(268, 67%, 70%)
HSVhsv(268, 45%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 45%, 0%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(68.5% 0.154 304.1)
LABlab(61.26% 34.15 -45.80)
LCHlch(61.26% 57.13 306.71)

What #AF7FE6 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 #AF7FE6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 5.69Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 8.01Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 8.7Amethyst#9966CCΔE 9.3Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 10.03Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 13.08

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

#AF7FE6 Channel Values

How #AF7FE6 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 127 · B 2308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 268° · S 67% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 268° · S 45% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 45% · Y 0% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3:1 vs white · 7:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AF7FE6 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 text3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AF7FE6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AF7FE6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AF7FE6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AF7FE6
Complementary
#B6E67F
Analogous
#7F83E6
Analogous
#E27FE6
Triadic
#E6AF7F
Triadic
#7FE6AF
Split comp.
#E6E27F
Split comp.
#83E67F

Tints & Shades of #AF7FE6

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

#BA90E9
#C4A1EC
#CFB2F0
#DAC3F3
#E4D4F7
#EFE5FA

Shades

#9759DE
#7C2ED6
#6623B3
#4E1B88
#381362
#200B37

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AF7FE6.

How #AF7FE6 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#AF7FE6
Protanopia#8989E6
Protanomaly#9A85E6
Deuteranopia#9191E5
Deuteranomaly#9E8AE6
Tritanopia#A19191
Tritanomaly#A78AB9
Achromatopsia#959595

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AF7FE6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-af7fe6: #AF7FE6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AF7FE6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-af7fe6': '#AF7FE6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.498, blue: 0.902)
Android XML<color name="color_af7fe6">#AF7FE6</color>
SVG fillfill="#AF7FE6"

More Purple Colors

#AF7FE6 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AF7FE6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AF7FE6?

#AF7FE6 is a light purple — rgb(175, 127, 230) in RGB and hsl(268, 67%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.69.

What is the RGB value of #AF7FE6?

#AF7FE6 is rgb(175, 127, 230) — red 175, green 127, and blue 230 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AF7FE6?

#AF7FE6 converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 45%, 0%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AF7FE6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AF7FE6 scores 3:1 against white and 7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AF7FE6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AF7FE6 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 8.7, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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