Palettes / Colors / #AF5ABA

#AF5ABA — Muted Pink

#AF5ABA is a pink color we call Muted Pink, closest to the named color DarkOrchid (#9932CC). It belongs to the pink family.

#AF5ABA is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #65BA5A; it also sits naturally between #7E5ABA and #BA5A95. 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 35% · Blue 73%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 52% · Yellow 0% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AF5ABA

.text { color: #AF5ABA; }
.background { background-color: #AF5ABA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AF5ABA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 90, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(293, 41%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AF5ABA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 90, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AF5ABA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 90, 186, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AF5ABA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AF5ABA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AF5ABA

Tints of #AF5ABA

Tones of #AF5ABA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #65BA5A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AF5ABA: #000000.

How #AF5ABA 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 #AF5ABA 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

← #AF5AB9  ·  #AF5ABB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AF5ABA?

#AF5ABA is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 175, 90, 186). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AF5ABA?

#AF5ABA is RGB 175, 90, 186 — HSL 293°, 41%, 54% — CMYK 6%, 52%, 0%, 27%.

What colors go with #AF5ABA?

Its complement is #65BA5A; analogous partners are #7E5ABA and #BA5A95. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AF5ABA for text?

Black text on #AF5ABA has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.20:1.