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#AFA4E2 closest to Violet Velvet

#AFA4E2 is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Violet Velvet. In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 64.3% green and 88.6% blue (rgb(175, 164, 226)). Its HSL value is 251° hue, 52% saturation and 76% lightness, and in CMYK it is 23% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. #AFA4E2 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.23:1.

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Variations of #AFA4E2

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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#AFA4E2 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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#AFA4E2 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AFA4E2 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #96ABE0
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #95ADE5
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9CAAE3
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #96ABE0
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9EA9E1
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A5AEBA
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #ACA8D1
  • Achromatopsia 82% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #ACACAC
  • Achromatomaly 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #ADAABB

#AFA4E2 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.27:1 Very poor#AFA4E2 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.23:1 Very good#AFA4E2 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AFA4E2 in CSS

/* Violet Velvet */
.color { color: #AFA4E2; }
.background { background-color: #AFA4E2; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AFA4E2; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(175 164 226);
color: hsl(251 52% 76%);
color: oklch(0.750 0.089 292.3);

#AFA4E2 FAQ

What color is #AFA4E2?

#AFA4E2 is a light, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Violet Velvet. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #AFA4E2?

#AFA4E2 is rgb(175, 164, 226) in RGB, hsl(251, 52%, 76%) in HSL and cmyk(23%, 27%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AFA4E2?

The complementary color of #AFA4E2 is #D7E2A4, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AFA4E2?

Black text has the best contrast on #AFA4E2: 9.23:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AFA4E2 a warm or cool color?

#AFA4E2 is a cool color.