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#AFA0FE Color

#AFA0FE is rgb(175, 160, 254) in RGB, hsl(250, 98%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 37%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Violet (#CC99FF), visibly different at ΔE 12.86. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AFA0FE
HEX#AFA0FE
RGBrgb(175, 160, 254)
HSLhsl(250, 98%, 81%)
HSVhsv(250, 37%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 37%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(75.5% 0.133 290.1)
LABlab(70.00% 21.16 -45.28)
LCHlch(70.00% 49.98 295.05)

What #AFA0FE 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 #AFA0FE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#AFA0FE Channel Values

How #AFA0FE 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 160 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 250° · S 98% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 250° · S 37% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 31% · M 37% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.26:1 vs white · 9.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AFA0FE 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 text2.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AFA0FE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AFA0FE; 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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Tints & Shades of #AFA0FE

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AFA0FE.

How #AFA0FE 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#AFA0FE
Protanopia#A3A3FE
Protanomaly#A8A2FE
Deuteranopia#A5A5FE
Deuteranomaly#A9A3FE
Tritanopia#9FB0B0
Tritanomaly#A6AAD4
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AFA0FE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-afa0fe: #AFA0FE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AFA0FE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-afa0fe': '#AFA0FE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.627, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_afa0fe">#AFA0FE</color>
SVG fillfill="#AFA0FE"

More Blue Colors

#AFA0FE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AFA0FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AFA0FE?

#AFA0FE is a lightest blue — rgb(175, 160, 254) in RGB and hsl(250, 98%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Violet (#CC99FF), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 12.86.

What is the RGB value of #AFA0FE?

#AFA0FE is rgb(175, 160, 254) — red 175, green 160, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AFA0FE?

#AFA0FE converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 37%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AFA0FE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AFA0FE scores 2.26:1 against white and 9.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AFA0FE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AFA0FE 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 mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 19.53, which is visibly different.

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