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#AF85D5 Color

#AF85D5 is rgb(175, 133, 213) in RGB, hsl(272, 49%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 38%, 0%, 16%) 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 8.43. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AF85D5
HEX#AF85D5
RGBrgb(175, 133, 213)
HSLhsl(272, 49%, 68%)
HSVhsv(272, 38%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 38%, 0%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(68.7% 0.122 307.6)
LABlab(61.99% 27.99 -35.22)
LCHlch(61.99% 44.99 308.47)

What #AF85D5 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 #AF85D5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 8.43Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 10.79Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 11.69African Violet#B284BEΔE 12.06Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 12.47Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 12.98

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

#AF85D5 Channel Values

How #AF85D5 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 133 · B 2138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 272° · S 49% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 272° · S 38% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 38% · Y 0% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.94:1 vs white · 7.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AF85D5 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 text2.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AF85D5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AF85D5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AF85D5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AF85D5
Complementary
#ABD585
Analogous
#8885D5
Analogous
#D585D3
Triadic
#D5B085
Triadic
#85D5B0
Split comp.
#D3D585
Split comp.
#85D588

Tints & Shades of #AF85D5

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

#BA95DB
#C6A8E1
#D0B7E6
#DAC6EB
#E4D5F1
#F0E8F7

Shades

#9A63CA
#8441BE
#6C359C
#522876
#3A1D54
#221131

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AF85D5.

How #AF85D5 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#AF85D5
Protanopia#8D8DD5
Protanomaly#9C8AD5
Deuteranopia#9595D4
Deuteranomaly#A08FD5
Tritanopia#A59292
Tritanomaly#A98DB1
Achromatopsia#969696

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AF85D5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-af85d5: #AF85D5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AF85D5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-af85d5': '#AF85D5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.522, blue: 0.835)
Android XML<color name="color_af85d5">#AF85D5</color>
SVG fillfill="#AF85D5"

More Purple Colors

#AF85D5 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AF85D5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AF85D5?

#AF85D5 is a light purple — rgb(175, 133, 213) in RGB and hsl(272, 49%, 68%) 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 8.43.

What is the RGB value of #AF85D5?

#AF85D5 is rgb(175, 133, 213) — red 175, green 133, and blue 213 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AF85D5?

#AF85D5 converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 38%, 0%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AF85D5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AF85D5 scores 2.94:1 against white and 7.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AF85D5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AF85D5 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 17.54, which is visibly different.

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