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#AF87F2 closest to Illicit Purple

#AF87F2 is a light, vivid purple; the closest named color is Illicit Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 52.9% green and 94.9% blue (rgb(175, 135, 242)). Its HSL value is 262° hue, 80% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 28% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. #AF87F2 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.57:1.

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Variations of #AF87F2

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#AF87F2 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#AF87F2 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AF87F2 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 81% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #709AEF
  • Protanopia 80% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #689BF6
  • Protanomaly 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8096F4
  • Deuteranopia 81% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #709AEF
  • Deuteranomaly 87% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8795F0
  • Tritanopia 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A29AB1
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #AC8FD7
  • Achromatopsia 69% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9B9B9B
  • Achromatomaly 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A096B6

#AF87F2 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.77:1 Very poor#AF87F2 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.57:1 Very good#AF87F2 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AF87F2 in CSS

/* Illicit Purple */
.color { color: #AF87F2; }
.background { background-color: #AF87F2; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AF87F2; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(175 135 242);
color: hsl(262 80% 74%);
color: oklch(0.705 0.156 299.6);

#AF87F2 FAQ

What color is #AF87F2?

#AF87F2 is a light, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Illicit Purple. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #AF87F2?

#AF87F2 is rgb(175, 135, 242) in RGB, hsl(262, 80%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(28%, 44%, 0%, 5%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AF87F2?

The complementary color of #AF87F2 is #CAF287, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AF87F2?

Black text has the best contrast on #AF87F2: 7.57:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AF87F2 a warm or cool color?

#AF87F2 is a cool color.