#AFA1FC Color

#AFA1FC is rgb(175, 161, 252) in RGB, hsl(249, 94%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 36%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Violet (#CC99FF), visibly different at ΔE 13.68. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AFA1FC

HEX#AFA1FC

RGBrgb(175, 161, 252)

HSLhsl(249, 94%, 81%)

HSVhsv(249, 36%, 99%)

CMYKcmyk(31%, 36%, 0%, 1%)

OKLCHoklch(75.6% 0.129 290)

LABlab(70.17% 20.25 -43.93)

LCHlch(70.17% 48.37 294.74)

What #AFA1FC 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 #AFA1FC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 13.68 Perano (Infinitely Hot)#94B1FFΔE 15.88 Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 16.05 Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 16.27 Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 17.47 Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 18.27

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#AFA1FC Channel Values

How #AFA1FC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 175 · G 161 · B 252	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 249° · S 94% · L 81%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 249° · S 36% · V 99%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 31% · M 36% · Y 0% · K 1%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.25:1 vs white · 9.33:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AFA1FC 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 text2.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text9.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AFA1FC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AFA1FC; 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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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #AFA1FC

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

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How #AFA1FC 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#AFA1FC

Protanopia#A3A3FC

Protanomaly#A8A3FC

Deuteranopia#A6A6FC

Deuteranomaly#AAA4FC

Tritanopia#A0B0B0

Tritanomaly#A6AAD3

Achromatopsia#ADADAD

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Using #AFA1FC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-afa1fc: #AFA1FC;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AFA1FC;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-afa1fc': '#AFA1FC' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.631, blue: 0.988)

Android XML<color name="color_afa1fc">#AFA1FC</color>

SVG fillfill="#AFA1FC"

More Blue Colors

#AFA1FC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024 fafaff 00002e f9fafb 000033 f8fafc 000038 f8f8ff 000042 f5faff 000047 f5f5ff 002147 007dfa 0f52ba 1c39bb 2a3439 372aac 4e3cc3 64609a 7abdff 979aaa b8dbff d6d6ff

#AFA1FC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AFA1FC?

#AFA1FC is a lightest blue — rgb(175, 161, 252) in RGB and hsl(249, 94%, 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 13.68.

What is the RGB value of #AFA1FC?

#AFA1FC is rgb(175, 161, 252) — red 175, green 161, and blue 252 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AFA1FC?

#AFA1FC converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 36%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AFA1FC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AFA1FC scores 2.25:1 against white and 9.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AFA1FC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AFA1FC 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 cornflowerblue (#6495ED) at a CIE76 distance of 20.37, which is visibly different.

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