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#AFA5D9 Color

#AFA5D9 is rgb(175, 165, 217) in RGB, hsl(252, 41%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 24%, 0%, 15%) 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 5.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AFA5D9
HEX#AFA5D9
RGBrgb(175, 165, 217)
HSLhsl(252, 41%, 75%)
HSVhsv(252, 24%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 24%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(74.9% 0.075 293.3)
LABlab(69.98% 11.73 -25.19)
LCHlch(69.98% 27.79 294.98)

What #AFA5D9 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 #AFA5D9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 5.09Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 5.13Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 6.59Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 11.71Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 11.92Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 11.99

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

#AFA5D9 Channel Values

How #AFA5D9 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 165 · B 2178-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 252° · S 41% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 252° · S 24% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 24% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.28:1 vs white · 9.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AFA5D9 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 text2.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AFA5D9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AFA5D9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AFA5D9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AFA5D9
Complementary
#CFD9A5
Analogous
#A5B5D9
Analogous
#CAA5D9
Triadic
#D9B0A5
Triadic
#A5D9B0
Split comp.
#D9CAA5
Split comp.
#B5D9A5

Tints & Shades of #AFA5D9

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

#B9B0DE
#C6BEE4
#CFC9E8
#D9D4ED
#E2DFF1
#EFEDF7

Shades

#9081CA
#705DBB
#5744A2
#41337A
#2E2456
#1B1532

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AFA5D9.

How #AFA5D9 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#AFA5D9
Protanopia#A7A7D9
Protanomaly#AAA6D9
Deuteranopia#A8A8D9
Deuteranomaly#ABA7D9
Tritanopia#A7ADAD
Tritanomaly#AAAAC0
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AFA5D9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-afa5d9: #AFA5D9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AFA5D9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-afa5d9': '#AFA5D9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.647, blue: 0.851)
Android XML<color name="color_afa5d9">#AFA5D9</color>
SVG fillfill="#AFA5D9"

More Blue Colors

#AFA5D9 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#AFA5D9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AFA5D9?

#AFA5D9 is a light blue — rgb(175, 165, 217) in RGB and hsl(252, 41%, 75%) 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 5.09.

What is the RGB value of #AFA5D9?

#AFA5D9 is rgb(175, 165, 217) — red 175, green 165, and blue 217 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AFA5D9?

#AFA5D9 converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 24%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AFA5D9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AFA5D9 scores 2.28:1 against white and 9.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AFA5D9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AFA5D9 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 18.97, which is visibly different.

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