Palettes / Colors / #AF75FA

#AF75FA — Light Vivid Purple

#AF75FA is a purple color we call Light Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orchid (#DA70D6) — not an exact match. CSS orchid gives you #DA70D6, a different color; use #AF75FA 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.

#AF75FA is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. 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 #C0FA75; it also sits naturally between #757EFA and #F175FA. 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 46% · Blue 98%

Cyan 30% · Magenta 53% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AF75FA

.text { color: #AF75FA; }
.background { background-color: #AF75FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AF75FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 117, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(266, 93%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AF75FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 117, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AF75FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 117, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AF75FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AF75FA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AF75FA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C0FA75:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AF75FA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AF75FA

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 #AF75FA 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 #AF75FA 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #AF75FA?

#AF75FA is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 175, 117, 250). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AF75FA?

#AF75FA is RGB 175, 117, 250 — HSL 266°, 93%, 72% — CMYK 30%, 53%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #AF75FA?

Its complement is #C0FA75; analogous partners are #757EFA and #F175FA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AF75FA for text?

Black text on #AF75FA has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.11:1.