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#AFA1ED Color

#AFA1ED is rgb(175, 161, 237) in RGB, hsl(251, 68%, 78%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 32%, 0%, 7%) 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 8.47. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AFA1ED
HEX#AFA1ED
RGBrgb(175, 161, 237)
HSLhsl(251, 68%, 78%)
HSVhsv(251, 32%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 32%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(74.9% 0.109 292)
LABlab(69.63% 17.41 -36.64)
LCHlch(69.63% 40.56 295.42)

What #AFA1ED 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 #AFA1ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 8.47Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 11.08Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 13.6Perano (Infinitely Hot)#94B1FFΔE 14.29Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 14.62Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 14.68

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

#AFA1ED Channel Values

How #AFA1ED 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 161 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 251° · S 68% · L 78%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 251° · S 32% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 32% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.3:1 vs white · 9.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AFA1ED 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 text2.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AFA1ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AFA1ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AFA1ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AFA1ED
Complementary
#DFEDA1
Analogous
#A1B9ED
Analogous
#D5A1ED
Triadic
#EDAFA1
Triadic
#A1EDAF
Split comp.
#EDD5A1
Split comp.
#B9EDA1

Tints & Shades of #AFA1ED

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

#BAAEEF
#C5BAF2
#D0C7F4
#D7D0F6
#E2DDF8
#EDEAFB

Shades

#8772E4
#6247DC
#4326C5
#341D9A
#24146B
#160C40

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AFA1ED.

How #AFA1ED 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#AFA1ED
Protanopia#A3A3ED
Protanomaly#A8A3ED
Deuteranopia#A6A6ED
Deuteranomaly#AAA4ED
Tritanopia#A3ADAD
Tritanomaly#A8A8CA
Achromatopsia#ABABAB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AFA1ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-afa1ed: #AFA1ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AFA1ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-afa1ed': '#AFA1ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.631, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_afa1ed">#AFA1ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#AFA1ED"

More Blue Colors

#AFA1ED sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#AFA1ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AFA1ED?

#AFA1ED is a light blue — rgb(175, 161, 237) in RGB and hsl(251, 68%, 78%) 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 8.47.

What is the RGB value of #AFA1ED?

#AFA1ED is rgb(175, 161, 237) — red 175, green 161, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AFA1ED?

#AFA1ED converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 32%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AFA1ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AFA1ED scores 2.3:1 against white and 9.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AFA1ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AFA1ED 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 20.23, which is visibly different.

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