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#AF89FF closest to Illicit Purple

#AF89FF is a light, vivid purple; the closest named color is Illicit Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 53.7% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(175, 137, 255)). Its HSL value is 259° hue, 100% saturation and 77% lightness, and in CMYK it is 31% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #AF89FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.85:1.

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Variations of #AF89FF

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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#AF89FF 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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#AF89FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AF89FF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 80% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #6A9DFC
  • Protanopia 79% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #639FFF
  • Protanomaly 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7C99FF
  • Deuteranopia 80% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #6A9DFC
  • Deuteranomaly 87% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8497FD
  • Tritanopia 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #9E9FB8
  • Tritanomaly 89% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #AA93E2
  • Achromatopsia 66% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9E9E9E
  • Achromatomaly 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A399BD

#AF89FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.68:1 Very poor#AF89FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.85:1 Very good#AF89FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AF89FF in CSS

/* Illicit Purple */
.color { color: #AF89FF; }
.background { background-color: #AF89FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AF89FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(175 137 255);
color: hsl(259 100% 77%);
color: oklch(0.715 0.169 296.7);

#AF89FF FAQ

What color is #AF89FF?

#AF89FF 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 #AF89FF?

#AF89FF is rgb(175, 137, 255) in RGB, hsl(259, 100%, 77%) in HSL and cmyk(31%, 46%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AF89FF?

The complementary color of #AF89FF is #D9FF89, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AF89FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #AF89FF: 7.85:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AF89FF a warm or cool color?

#AF89FF is a cool color.