Palettes / Colors / #AF239E

#AF239E — Pink

#AF239E is a pink color we call Pink, closest to the named color MediumVioletRed (#C71585). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mediumvioletred (#C71585) — not an exact match. CSS mediumvioletred gives you #C71585, a different color; use #AF239E when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#AF239E is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #23AF33; it also sits naturally between #7923AF and #AF2358. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 69% · Green 14% · Blue 62%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 80% · Yellow 10% · Key 31%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #AF239E

.text { color: #AF239E; }
.background { background-color: #AF239E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AF239E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 35, 158); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(307, 67%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AF239E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 35, 158, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AF239E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 35, 158, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AF239E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AF239E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AF239E

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Tones of #AF239E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #23AF33:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AF239E: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AF239E

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #AF239E looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #AF239E rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AF239D  ·  #AF239F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AF239E?

#AF239E is Pink, a pink color (RGB 175, 35, 158). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AF239E?

#AF239E is RGB 175, 35, 158 — HSL 307°, 67%, 41% — CMYK 0%, 80%, 10%, 31%.

What colors go with #AF239E?

Its complement is #23AF33; analogous partners are #7923AF and #AF2358. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AF239E for text?

White text on #AF239E has a contrast ratio of 5.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.56:1.