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#AF9CC9 Color

#AF9CC9 is rgb(175, 156, 201) in RGB, hsl(265, 29%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 22%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue Bell (#A2A2D0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.1. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AF9CC9
HEX#AF9CC9
RGBrgb(175, 156, 201)
HSLhsl(265, 29%, 70%)
HSVhsv(265, 22%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 22%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(72.5% 0.067 304)
LABlab(67.21% 13.78 -20.58)
LCHlch(67.21% 24.77 303.80)

What #AF9CC9 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 #AF9CC9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 7.1Glossy Grape#AB92B3ΔE 7.76Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 8.49Lilac#C8A2C8ΔE 9.42Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 10.86Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 11.31

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

#AF9CC9 Channel Values

How #AF9CC9 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 156 · B 2018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 265° · S 29% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 265° · S 22% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 22% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.49:1 vs white · 8.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AF9CC9 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 text2.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AF9CC9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AF9CC9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AF9CC9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AF9CC9
Complementary
#B6C99C
Analogous
#9CA0C9
Analogous
#C59CC9
Triadic
#C9AF9C
Triadic
#9CC9AF
Split comp.
#C9C59C
Split comp.
#A0C99C

Tints & Shades of #AF9CC9

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

#B9A9D0
#C4B7D7
#CFC4DE
#DAD1E6
#E4DEED
#EFEBF4

Shades

#977FB8
#7C5EA6
#664C8A
#4E3A69
#382A4C
#20182B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AF9CC9.

How #AF9CC9 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#AF9CC9
Protanopia#9F9FC9
Protanomaly#A69EC9
Deuteranopia#A3A3C9
Deuteranomaly#A8A0C9
Tritanopia#A9A3A3
Tritanomaly#ABA0B3
Achromatopsia#A4A4A4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AF9CC9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-af9cc9: #AF9CC9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AF9CC9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-af9cc9': '#AF9CC9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.612, blue: 0.788)
Android XML<color name="color_af9cc9">#AF9CC9</color>
SVG fillfill="#AF9CC9"

More Purple Colors

#AF9CC9 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AF9CC9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AF9CC9?

#AF9CC9 is a light purple — rgb(175, 156, 201) in RGB and hsl(265, 29%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue Bell (#A2A2D0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.1.

What is the RGB value of #AF9CC9?

#AF9CC9 is rgb(175, 156, 201) — red 175, green 156, and blue 201 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AF9CC9?

#AF9CC9 converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 22%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AF9CC9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AF9CC9 scores 2.49:1 against white and 8.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AF9CC9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AF9CC9 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 thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 17.26, which is visibly different.

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