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#AF93EB Color

#AF93EB is rgb(175, 147, 235) in RGB, hsl(259, 69%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 37%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Violet (#CC99FF), visibly different at ΔE 11.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AF93EB
HEX#AF93EB
RGBrgb(175, 147, 235)
HSLhsl(259, 69%, 75%)
HSVhsv(259, 37%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 37%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(72.3% 0.128 297.8)
LABlab(66.13% 24.46 -40.96)
LCHlch(66.13% 47.71 300.84)

What #AF93EB 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 #AF93EB, 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.

#AF93EB Channel Values

How #AF93EB 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 147 · B 2358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 259° · S 69% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 259° · S 37% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 37% · Y 0% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.56:1 vs white · 8.2:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AF93EB 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 text2.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AF93EB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AF93EB; 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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Tints & Shades of #AF93EB

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AF93EB.

How #AF93EB 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#AF93EB
Protanopia#9898EB
Protanomaly#A296EB
Deuteranopia#9D9DEB
Deuteranomaly#A499EB
Tritanopia#A2A2A2
Tritanomaly#A79CC3
Achromatopsia#A2A2A2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AF93EB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-af93eb: #AF93EB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AF93EB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-af93eb': '#AF93EB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.576, blue: 0.922)
Android XML<color name="color_af93eb">#AF93EB</color>
SVG fillfill="#AF93EB"

More Purple Colors

#AF93EB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AF93EB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AF93EB?

#AF93EB is a light purple — rgb(175, 147, 235) in RGB and hsl(259, 69%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Violet (#CC99FF), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.06.

What is the RGB value of #AF93EB?

#AF93EB is rgb(175, 147, 235) — red 175, green 147, and blue 235 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AF93EB?

#AF93EB converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 37%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AF93EB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AF93EB scores 2.56:1 against white and 8.2:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AF93EB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AF93EB 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 16.8, which is visibly different.

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