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#AF97C9 Color

#AF97C9 is rgb(175, 151, 201) in RGB, hsl(269, 32%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 25%, 0%, 21%) 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 6.22. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AF97C9
HEX#AF97C9
RGBrgb(175, 151, 201)
HSLhsl(269, 32%, 69%)
HSVhsv(269, 25%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 25%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(71.5% 0.076 306.4)
LABlab(65.95% 16.42 -22.48)
LCHlch(65.95% 27.84 306.14)

What #AF97C9 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 #AF97C9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 6.22Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 9.21Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 9.29Glossy Grape#AB92B3ΔE 9.35Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 9.62Lilac#C8A2C8ΔE 10.31

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

#AF97C9 Channel Values

How #AF97C9 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 151 · B 2018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 269° · S 32% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 269° · S 25% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 25% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.59:1 vs white · 8.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AF97C9 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 text2.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AF97C9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AF97C9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AF97C9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AF97C9
Complementary
#B1C997
Analogous
#9797C9
Analogous
#C897C9
Triadic
#C9AF97
Triadic
#97C9AF
Split comp.
#C9C897
Split comp.
#97C997

Tints & Shades of #AF97C9

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

#B9A4D0
#C4B2D7
#CEBFDE
#DBD0E7
#E5DDEE
#F0EBF5

Shades

#9878BA
#7E57A8
#67478A
#51376C
#3A284D
#21172C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AF97C9.

How #AF97C9 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#AF97C9
Protanopia#9B9BC9
Protanomaly#A49AC9
Deuteranopia#9F9FC8
Deuteranomaly#A69CC9
Tritanopia#A89E9E
Tritanomaly#AB9CB1
Achromatopsia#A1A1A1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AF97C9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-af97c9: #AF97C9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AF97C9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-af97c9': '#AF97C9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.592, blue: 0.788)
Android XML<color name="color_af97c9">#AF97C9</color>
SVG fillfill="#AF97C9"

More Purple Colors

#AF97C9 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AF97C9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AF97C9?

#AF97C9 is a light purple — rgb(175, 151, 201) in RGB and hsl(269, 32%, 69%) 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 6.22.

What is the RGB value of #AF97C9?

#AF97C9 is rgb(175, 151, 201) — red 175, green 151, and blue 201 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AF97C9?

#AF97C9 converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 25%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AF97C9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AF97C9 scores 2.59:1 against white and 8.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AF97C9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AF97C9 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 16.04, which is visibly different.

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