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#AF91CF Color

#AF91CF is rgb(175, 145, 207) in RGB, hsl(269, 39%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 30%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.77. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AF91CF
HEX#AF91CF
RGBrgb(175, 145, 207)
HSLhsl(269, 39%, 69%)
HSVhsv(269, 30%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 30%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(70.6% 0.094 306.2)
LABlab(64.66% 20.59 -27.78)
LCHlch(64.66% 34.58 306.55)

What #AF91CF 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 #AF91CF, 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.

#AF91CF Channel Values

How #AF91CF 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 145 · B 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 269° · S 39% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 269° · S 30% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 30% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.7:1 vs white · 7.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AF91CF 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 text2.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AF91CF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AF91CF; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #AF91CF

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

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How #AF91CF 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#AF91CF
Protanopia#9797CF
Protanomaly#A194CF
Deuteranopia#9C9CCE
Deuteranomaly#A498CF
Tritanopia#A79B9B
Tritanomaly#AA97B2
Achromatopsia#9D9D9D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AF91CF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-af91cf: #AF91CF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AF91CF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-af91cf': '#AF91CF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.569, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_af91cf">#AF91CF</color>
SVG fillfill="#AF91CF"

More Purple Colors

#AF91CF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AF91CF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AF91CF?

#AF91CF is a light purple — rgb(175, 145, 207) in RGB and hsl(269, 39%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.77.

What is the RGB value of #AF91CF?

#AF91CF is rgb(175, 145, 207) — red 175, green 145, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AF91CF?

#AF91CF converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 30%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AF91CF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AF91CF scores 2.7:1 against white and 7.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AF91CF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AF91CF 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 14.56, which is visibly different.

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