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#AF9BCA Color

#AF9BCA is rgb(175, 155, 202) in RGB, hsl(266, 31%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 23%, 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 7.43. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AF9BCA
HEX#AF9BCA
RGBrgb(175, 155, 202)
HSLhsl(266, 31%, 70%)
HSVhsv(266, 23%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 23%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(72.3% 0.07 304.1)
LABlab(66.99% 14.47 -21.47)
LCHlch(66.99% 25.89 303.97)

What #AF9BCA 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 #AF9BCA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 7.43Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 7.44Glossy Grape#AB92B3ΔE 8.46Lilac#C8A2C8ΔE 9.79Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 10.57Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 10.6

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

#AF9BCA Channel Values

How #AF9BCA 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 155 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 266° · S 31% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 266° · S 23% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 23% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.51:1 vs white · 8.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AF9BCA 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 text2.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AF9BCA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AF9BCA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AF9BCA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AF9BCA
Complementary
#B6CA9B
Analogous
#9B9ECA
Analogous
#C79BCA
Triadic
#CAAF9B
Triadic
#9BCAAF
Split comp.
#CAC79B
Split comp.
#9ECA9B

Tints & Shades of #AF9BCA

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

#BAA8D1
#C5B6D8
#CFC3DF
#DAD0E6
#E4DEED
#EFEBF4

Shades

#977DBA
#7D5BA9
#674A8C
#4E386B
#38284D
#20172B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AF9BCA.

How #AF9BCA 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#AF9BCA
Protanopia#9F9FCA
Protanomaly#A59DCA
Deuteranopia#A2A2CA
Deuteranomaly#A79FCA
Tritanopia#A9A2A2
Tritanomaly#AB9FB3
Achromatopsia#A3A3A3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AF9BCA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-af9bca: #AF9BCA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AF9BCA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-af9bca': '#AF9BCA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.608, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_af9bca">#AF9BCA</color>
SVG fillfill="#AF9BCA"

More Purple Colors

#AF9BCA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AF9BCA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AF9BCA?

#AF9BCA is a light purple — rgb(175, 155, 202) in RGB and hsl(266, 31%, 70%) 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 7.43.

What is the RGB value of #AF9BCA?

#AF9BCA is rgb(175, 155, 202) — red 175, green 155, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AF9BCA?

#AF9BCA converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 23%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AF9BCA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AF9BCA scores 2.51:1 against white and 8.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AF9BCA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AF9BCA 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 17.38, which is visibly different.

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