#AF95E4 Color

#AF95E4 is rgb(175, 149, 228) in RGB, hsl(260, 59%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 35%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.9. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AF95E4

HEX#AF95E4

RGBrgb(175, 149, 228)

HSLhsl(260, 59%, 74%)

HSVhsv(260, 35%, 89%)

CMYKcmyk(23%, 35%, 0%, 11%)

OKLCHoklch(72.3% 0.115 298.6)

LABlab(66.36% 22.12 -36.77)

LCHlch(66.36% 42.91 301.03)

What #AF95E4 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 #AF95E4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 9.9 Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 13.15 Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 13.49 Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 13.94 Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 14.07 Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 14.21

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#AF95E4 Channel Values

How #AF95E4 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 175 · G 149 · B 228	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 260° · S 59% · L 74%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 260° · S 35% · V 89%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 23% · M 35% · Y 0% · K 11%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.55:1 vs white · 8.24:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AF95E4 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 text2.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text8.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AF95E4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AF95E4; 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 #AF95E4

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.

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Shades

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How #AF95E4 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#AF95E4

Protanopia#9A9AE4

Protanomaly#A398E4

Deuteranopia#9E9EE4

Deuteranomaly#A59BE4

Tritanopia#A3A2A2

Tritanomaly#A89DC0

Achromatopsia#A2A2A2

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Using #AF95E4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-af95e4: #AF95E4;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AF95E4;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-af95e4': '#AF95E4' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.584, blue: 0.894)

Android XML<color name="color_af95e4">#AF95E4</color>

SVG fillfill="#AF95E4"

More Purple Colors

#AF95E4 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

b19cd9 af00fa b284be ad46ff b57edc ad34cb b666d2 ab92b3 b66bdb aa66ea b80ce3 aa00ff bfa9ea ce8aff e0b0ff fae8ff 290d31 3c0366 4d179a 5f4b8b 6e00c0 8100b8 9457eb 9e7bb5

#AF95E4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AF95E4?

#AF95E4 is a light purple — rgb(175, 149, 228) in RGB and hsl(260, 59%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.9.

What is the RGB value of #AF95E4?

#AF95E4 is rgb(175, 149, 228) — red 175, green 149, and blue 228 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AF95E4?

#AF95E4 converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 35%, 0%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AF95E4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AF95E4 scores 2.55:1 against white and 8.24:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AF95E4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AF95E4 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 18.59, which is visibly different.

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