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#AFA7C3 Color

#AFA7C3 is rgb(175, 167, 195) in RGB, hsl(257, 19%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 14%, 0%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.34. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AFA7C3
HEX#AFA7C3
RGBrgb(175, 167, 195)
HSLhsl(257, 19%, 71%)
HSVhsv(257, 14%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 14%, 0%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(74.4% 0.041 298.5)
LABlab(69.86% 7.07 -13.31)
LCHlch(69.86% 15.07 297.98)

What #AFA7C3 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 #AFA7C3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pastel Purple#B39EB5ΔE 6.34Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 8.05Heliotrope Gray#AA98A9ΔE 8.82Lilac Luster#AE98AAΔE 9.2Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 9.26Glossy Grape#AB92B3ΔE 9.44

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

#AFA7C3 Channel Values

How #AFA7C3 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 167 · B 1958-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 257° · S 19% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 257° · S 14% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 14% · Y 0% · K 24%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 #AFA7C3 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 #AFA7C3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AFA7C3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AFA7C3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AFA7C3
Complementary
#BBC3A7
Analogous
#A7ADC3
Analogous
#BDA7C3
Triadic
#C3AFA7
Triadic
#A7C3AF
Split comp.
#C3BDA7
Split comp.
#ADC3A7

Tints & Shades of #AFA7C3

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

#BAB3CB
#C5BFD4
#D0CBDC
#D8D5E2
#E3E1EA
#EEEDF3

Shades

#9389AE
#7B6D9C
#62577F
#4D4464
#363046
#211D2A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AFA7C3.

How #AFA7C3 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#AFA7C3
Protanopia#A8A8C3
Protanomaly#ABA8C3
Deuteranopia#AAAAC3
Deuteranomaly#ACA9C3
Tritanopia#ABABAB
Tritanomaly#ADA9B5
Achromatopsia#ABABAB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AFA7C3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-afa7c3: #AFA7C3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AFA7C3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-afa7c3': '#AFA7C3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.655, blue: 0.765)
Android XML<color name="color_afa7c3">#AFA7C3</color>
SVG fillfill="#AFA7C3"

More Purple Colors

#AFA7C3 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AFA7C3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AFA7C3?

#AFA7C3 is a light purple — rgb(175, 167, 195) in RGB and hsl(257, 19%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.34.

What is the RGB value of #AFA7C3?

#AFA7C3 is rgb(175, 167, 195) — red 175, green 167, and blue 195 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AFA7C3?

#AFA7C3 converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 14%, 0%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AFA7C3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AFA7C3 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 #AFA7C3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AFA7C3 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 12.25, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every purple in the color library, the guide to shades of purple, or the full color library.