#AF279B#AF279B

#AF279B is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.208 H 335.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AF279B
RGB	rgb(175, 39, 155)
HSL	hsl(309, 64%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(309, 78%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.7%, 11.4%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.66, 64.57, -32.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.66, 72.13, 333.55°)
OKLab	oklab(53.34% 0.1886 -0.0879)
OKLCH	oklch(53.34% 0.208 335)
XYZ	xyz(24.3214, 12.9338, 32.2195)
Luminance	0.1293 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AF279B #27AF3B

analogous

#7F27AF #AF279B #AF2757

triadic

#AF279B #9BAF27 #279BAF

tetradic

#AF279B #AF7F27 #27AF3B #2757AF

square

#AF279B #AF7F27 #27AF3B #2757AF

split-complementary

#AF279B #57AF27 #27AF7F

monochromatic

#4B1142 #7D1C6F #AF279B #D43FBE #DF71CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.86

#AF279B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#AF279B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AF279B

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AF279B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AF279B	1.00	5.86	3.59	5.86
#FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#26589E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#596C98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B8335F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #af279b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 39, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.208 335.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb71b9',
    500: '#af279b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #af279b;
$custom-light: #cb71b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#af279b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 175,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 308.824,
    "s": 63.551,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53336,
    "c": 0.20803,
    "h": 335
  },
  "luminance": 0.12932
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AF279B

secondary

#6BC679

accent

#E75A41

background

#FCF7FB

surface

#F9EDF6

border

#D2C8D0

text

#140911

muted

#827B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #AF279B

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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