#AF36C9#AF36C9

#AF36C9 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.228 H 319.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AF36C9
RGB	rgb(175, 54, 201)
HSL	hsl(289, 58%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(289, 73%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.9%, 73.1%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.94, 67.41, -52.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.94, 85.42, 322.11°)
OKLab	oklab(57.23% 0.1744 -0.1471)
OKLCH	oklch(57.23% 0.228 319.8)
XYZ	xyz(29.5397, 15.9708, 56.7737)
Luminance	0.1597 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AF36C9 #50C936

analogous

#6636C9 #AF36C9 #C93699

triadic

#AF36C9 #C9AF36 #36C9AF

tetradic

#AF36C9 #C96636 #50C936 #3699C9

square

#AF36C9 #C96636 #50C936 #3699C9

split-complementary

#AF36C9 #99C936 #36C966

monochromatic

#5B1C69 #852999 #AF36C9 #C266D6 #D596E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.01

#AF36C9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#AF36C9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AF36C9

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AF36C9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AF36C9	1.00	5.01	4.19	5.01
#FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4373C6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF537D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #af36c9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 54, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.228 319.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb79da',
    500: '#af36c9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #af36c9;
$custom-light: #cb79da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#af36c9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 175,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.388,
    "s": 57.647,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57225,
    "c": 0.22812,
    "h": 319.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15969
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AF36C9

secondary

#98CE8C

accent

#E14762

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFB

border

#D2C9D4

text

#140A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AF36C9

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

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