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#AF83CE Color

#AF83CE is rgb(175, 131, 206) in RGB, hsl(275, 43%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 36%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is African Violet (#B284BE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.27. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AF83CE
HEX#AF83CE
RGBrgb(175, 131, 206)
HSLhsl(275, 43%, 66%)
HSVhsv(275, 36%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 36%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(68% 0.117 310.4)
LABlab(61.26% 27.88 -32.43)
LCHlch(61.26% 42.76 310.68)

What #AF83CE 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 #AF83CE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

African Violet#B284BEΔE 9.27Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 9.8Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 10.03Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 10.37Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 10.9Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 11.05

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

#AF83CE Channel Values

How #AF83CE 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 131 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 275° · S 43% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 275° · S 36% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 36% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.02:1 vs white · 6.96:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AF83CE 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 text3.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AF83CE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AF83CE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AF83CE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AF83CE
Complementary
#A2CE83
Analogous
#8983CE
Analogous
#CE83C7
Triadic
#CEAF83
Triadic
#83CEAF
Split comp.
#C7CE83
Split comp.
#83CE89

Tints & Shades of #AF83CE

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

#BA95D5
#C4A4DB
#D0B6E2
#D9C5E8
#E5D7EF
#EEE5F5

Shades

#9962C0
#8346AF
#6B398E
#552D71
#3C2050
#24132F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AF83CE.

How #AF83CE 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#AF83CE
Protanopia#8C8CCE
Protanomaly#9B88CE
Deuteranopia#9393CD
Deuteranomaly#9F8DCD
Tritanopia#A68F8F
Tritanomaly#A98BAC
Achromatopsia#949494

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AF83CE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-af83ce: #AF83CE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AF83CE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-af83ce': '#AF83CE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.514, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_af83ce">#AF83CE</color>
SVG fillfill="#AF83CE"

More Purple Colors

#AF83CE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AF83CE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AF83CE?

#AF83CE is a light purple — rgb(175, 131, 206) in RGB and hsl(275, 43%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is African Violet (#B284BE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.27.

What is the RGB value of #AF83CE?

#AF83CE is rgb(175, 131, 206) — red 175, green 131, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AF83CE?

#AF83CE converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 36%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AF83CE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AF83CE scores 3.02:1 against white and 6.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AF83CE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AF83CE 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 16.32, which is visibly different.

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