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#AF9AE4 Color

#AF9AE4 is rgb(175, 154, 228) in RGB, hsl(257, 58%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 32%, 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 6.94. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AF9AE4
HEX#AF9AE4
RGBrgb(175, 154, 228)
HSLhsl(257, 58%, 75%)
HSVhsv(257, 32%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 32%, 0%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(73.2% 0.107 296.7)
LABlab(67.58% 19.47 -34.88)
LCHlch(67.58% 39.94 299.17)

What #AF9AE4 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 #AF9AE4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 6.94Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 11.64Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 12.28Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 12.95Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 13.88Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 14.08

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

#AF9AE4 Channel Values

How #AF9AE4 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 154 · B 2288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 257° · S 58% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 257° · S 32% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 32% · Y 0% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.45:1 vs white · 8.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AF9AE4 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 text2.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AF9AE4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AF9AE4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AF9AE4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AF9AE4
Complementary
#CFE49A
Analogous
#9AAAE4
Analogous
#D49AE4
Triadic
#E4AF9A
Triadic
#9AE4AF
Split comp.
#E4D49A
Split comp.
#AAE49A

Tints & Shades of #AF9AE4

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

#B9A6E7
#C6B6EC
#CFC3EF
#D9CFF2
#E2DBF5
#EFEBFA

Shades

#8F72DA
#6F4ACF
#5630B5
#412489
#2E1A61
#1B0F38

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AF9AE4.

How #AF9AE4 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#AF9AE4
Protanopia#9E9EE4
Protanomaly#A59CE4
Deuteranopia#A1A1E4
Deuteranomaly#A79EE4
Tritanopia#A4A6A6
Tritanomaly#A8A1C2
Achromatopsia#A5A5A5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AF9AE4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-af9ae4: #AF9AE4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AF9AE4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-af9ae4': '#AF9AE4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.604, blue: 0.894)
Android XML<color name="color_af9ae4">#AF9AE4</color>
SVG fillfill="#AF9AE4"

More Purple Colors

#AF9AE4 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AF9AE4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AF9AE4?

#AF9AE4 is a light purple — rgb(175, 154, 228) in RGB and hsl(257, 58%, 75%) 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 6.94.

What is the RGB value of #AF9AE4?

#AF9AE4 is rgb(175, 154, 228) — red 175, green 154, and blue 228 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AF9AE4?

#AF9AE4 converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 32%, 0%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AF9AE4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AF9AE4 scores 2.45:1 against white and 8.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AF9AE4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AF9AE4 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 18.14, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every purple in the color library, the guide to shades of purple, or the full color library.