#AF36CD#AF36CD

#AF36CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.231 H 318.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AF36CD
RGB	rgb(175, 54, 205)
HSL	hsl(288, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(288, 74%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.6%, 73.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.19, 68.14, -54.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.19, 87.18, 321.41°)
OKLab	oklab(57.48% 0.174 -0.1527)
OKLCH	oklch(57.48% 0.231 318.7)
XYZ	xyz(30.0163, 16.1615, 59.2842)
Luminance	0.1616 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AF36CD #54CD36

analogous

#6336CD #AF36CD #CD36A0

triadic

#AF36CD #CDAF36 #36CDAF

tetradic

#AF36CD #CD6336 #54CD36 #36A0CD

square

#AF36CD #CD6336 #54CD36 #36A0CD

split-complementary

#AF36CD #A0CD36 #36CD63

monochromatic

#5D1B6D #87279E #AF36CD #C367D9 #D698E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.96

#AF36CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.23

#AF36CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AF36CD

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AF36CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AF36CD	1.00	4.96	4.23	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F74CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF557F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #af36cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 54, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.231 318.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb79dd',
    500: '#af36cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #af36cd;
$custom-light: #cb79dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#af36cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 175,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.079,
    "s": 60.159,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57482,
    "c": 0.23149,
    "h": 318.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1616
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AF36CD

secondary

#9BD18E

accent

#E34464

background

#FDF7FD

surface

#FAEEFB

border

#D3C9D4

text

#140A15

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AF36CD

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

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