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#af5fe9

a balanced, electric violet · cool · closest name: Medium Orchid

RGB
175, 95, 233
HSL
275°, 76%, 64%
CMYK
25, 59, 0, 9
Luminance
0.2318

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #af5fe9 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#af5fe9
Hue
275°
violet
Saturation
76%
electric
Lightness
64%
balanced
Brightness
91%
HSV value
Perceived
56%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.2318
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
64/100 cool
Color family
Violet
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
5.64:1
Closest name
Medium Orchid
ΔE2000 4.9
Where it sits
Hue275° of 360°
Saturation76%
Lightness64%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool64% cool

Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#af5fe9
RGBrgb(175, 95, 233)
HSLhsl(275, 76%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 59%, 0%, 9%)
LABlab(55.3 56.2 -57.3)
LCHlch(55.3 80.3 314.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.638 0.206 308.4)
Decimal11493353
Display P3color(display-p3 0.686 0.373 0.914)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #af5fe9;
background-color: #af5fe9;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#af5fe9] bg-[#af5fe9]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #af5fe9;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.686, green: 0.373, blue: 0.914)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#af5fe9")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFAF5FE9)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(233, 95, 175)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #af5fe9 · 5.64:1
Use #000000AA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 3.73:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 5.64:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #af5fe9 as text scores 3.73:1 on white and 5.64:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#af5fe9 on white: 3.73:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#af5fe9 on black: 5.64:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #2581ED
deuteranopia · #4B85E6
tritanopia · #A67A9B

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #af5fe9 is pinned to step 400; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F8F3FC
#F1E7F9
#E1C8F4
#CE9CF1
#af5fe9
#9C3AE4
#891ED7
#7219B3
#5B148F
#441368
#2B0C41
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #F8F3FCDarkest = 950 · #2B0C41
:root {
  --brand-50: #F8F3FC;
  --brand-100: #F1E7F9;
  --brand-200: #E1C8F4;
  --brand-300: #CE9CF1;
  --brand-400: #af5fe9;
  --brand-500: #9C3AE4;
  --brand-600: #891ED7;
  --brand-700: #7219B3;
  --brand-800: #5B148F;
  --brand-900: #441368;
  --brand-950: #2B0C41;
  --brand: #af5fe9;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #af5fe9

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F8F4FA
Tinted page background
Border#DAC0ED
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#794B9B
Captions on the surface
Accent#82B814
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#470F70
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F4E9FC
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#1D1424
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #af5fe9

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Headings from 24px up on white
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Small text on white — under 4.5:1
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#99E95F
Analogous left#6A5FE9
Analogous right#E95FDE
Split-complement 1#DEE95F
Split-complement 2#5FE96A
Triadic 1#E9AF5F
Triadic 2#5FE9AF
Tetradic#E96A5F

RGB percentages

Red68.6%
Green37.3%
Blue91.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan24.9%
Magenta59.2%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)8.6%

Color previews

#af5fe9 text on a black background

contrast 5.64:1

Card sample

#af5fe9 text on a white background

contrast 3.73:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #af5fe9;
Background color
Panel with #af5fe9 background
background-color: #af5fe9;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #af5fe9;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(175, 95, 233, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(175, 95, 233, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #af5fe9;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #af5fe9, #E95FC7);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #af5fe9

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#af5fe9 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
Creative toolsFintechBeautyLuxury
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#af5fe9, answered

What color is #af5fe9?

#af5fe9 is a balanced electric violet, closest to Medium Orchid (ΔE2000 4.9). It sits at 275° on the hue wheel with 76% saturation and 64% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #af5fe9?

rgb(175, 95, 233) — 175 red, 95 green and 233 blue out of 255, or 68.6% / 37.3% / 91.4% by channel.

Is #af5fe9 a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.2318 and perceived brightness is 56%, so black text on it reaches 5.64:1.

Should I use black or white text on #af5fe9?

Black. It scores 5.64:1 against #af5fe9, versus 3.73:1 for white — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #af5fe9?

#99E95F sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #DEE95F and #5FE96A, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #af5fe9?

For interface work: #F8F4FA as the surface, #DAC0ED for borders, #794B9B for secondary text, #82B814 as an accent and #470F70 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #6A5FE9 and #E95FDE stays calm, while #99E95F is the loudest partner.

What is #af5fe9 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(25%, 59%, 0%, 9%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #af5fe9 warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 64 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #E25FE9; nudged cooler, #7B5DEB.

Work with #af5fe9 in the Color Lab