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#AF8CCF Color

#AF8CCF is rgb(175, 140, 207) in RGB, hsl(271, 41%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 32%, 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 7.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AF8CCF
HEX#AF8CCF
RGBrgb(175, 140, 207)
HSLhsl(271, 41%, 68%)
HSVhsv(271, 32%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 32%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(69.7% 0.103 307.8)
LABlab(63.44% 23.25 -29.64)
LCHlch(63.44% 37.67 308.11)

What #AF8CCF 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 #AF8CCF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

African Violet#B284BEΔE 7.09Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 7.67Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 7.98Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 8.59Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 8.66Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 9.26

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

#AF8CCF Channel Values

How #AF8CCF 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 140 · B 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 271° · S 41% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 271° · S 32% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 32% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.81:1 vs white · 7.48:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AF8CCF 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 text2.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AF8CCF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AF8CCF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AF8CCF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AF8CCF
Complementary
#ACCF8C
Analogous
#8D8CCF
Analogous
#CF8CCE
Triadic
#CFAF8C
Triadic
#8CCFAF
Split comp.
#CECF8C
Split comp.
#8CCF8D

Tints & Shades of #AF8CCF

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

#B99AD5
#C5ACDC
#CFBBE2
#D9C9E8
#E3D7EE
#F0E9F6

Shades

#986CC1
#814BB4
#6A3E93
#502F6F
#39214F
#22142F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AF8CCF.

How #AF8CCF 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#AF8CCF
Protanopia#9393CF
Protanomaly#9F90CF
Deuteranopia#9999CE
Deuteranomaly#A294CF
Tritanopia#A69797
Tritanomaly#AA93B0
Achromatopsia#9A9A9A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AF8CCF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-af8ccf: #AF8CCF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AF8CCF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-af8ccf': '#AF8CCF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.549, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_af8ccf">#AF8CCF</color>
SVG fillfill="#AF8CCF"

More Purple Colors

#AF8CCF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AF8CCF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AF8CCF?

#AF8CCF is a light purple — rgb(175, 140, 207) in RGB and hsl(271, 41%, 68%) 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 7.09.

What is the RGB value of #AF8CCF?

#AF8CCF is rgb(175, 140, 207) — red 175, green 140, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AF8CCF?

#AF8CCF converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 32%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AF8CCF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AF8CCF scores 2.81:1 against white and 7.48:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AF8CCF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AF8CCF 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 14.63, which is visibly different.

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