Information about #AF70ED color
Basic facts about this digital color
A strongly colored twilight violet, #AF70ED has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Light Urple (#B36FF6). Slightly further away sit Light Purple (#BF77F6) and Light Brilliant Violet (#B265FF).
In RGB terms — rgb(175, 112, 237) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AF70ED: 6.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.3:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#AF70ED color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
#AF70ED color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#AF70ED color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#AF70ED color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#AF70ED color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#AF70ED color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #AF70ED color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to #AF70ED
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#B36FF6
#BF77F6
#B265FF
#C071FE
#A55AF4
#9F65FF
#A767D5
#9E7BFF
#AE8BE7
#B666D2
#9172EC
#C565FF
#AF70ED color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#AF70ED
- RGB175, 112, 237
- CMYK24, 49, 0, 7
- CSSrgb(175, 112, 237)
- HSL270°, 78%, 68%
- HSL Precise270.24°, 77.64%, 68.431%
- HSV270°, 53%, 93%
- HSB270°, 53%, 93%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.686
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.439
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.929
- GLSLvec3(0.686, 0.439, 0.929)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.686, 0.439, 0.929, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.686, 0.439, 0.929)
- Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB43.9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB92.9%
- Color FamilyViolet
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDAF70ED
- DECIMAL ID11497709
- Name LengthThis color has no name
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- Counting from2025-01-01
