#AF38AE#AF38AE

#AF38AE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.204 H 328.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AF38AE
RGB	rgb(175, 56, 174)
HSL	hsl(301, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(301, 68%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68%, 0.6%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.63, 61.93, -38.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.63, 73.07, 327.95°)
OKLab	oklab(55.79% 0.1731 -0.1072)
OKLCH	oklch(55.79% 0.204 328.2)
XYZ	xyz(26.7330, 15.0002, 41.5235)
Luminance	0.1500 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AF38AE #38AF39

analogous

#7438AF #AF38AE #AF3873

triadic

#AF38AE #AEAF38 #38AEAF

tetradic

#AF38AE #AF7438 #38AF39 #3873AF

square

#AF38AE #AF7438 #38AF39 #3873AF

split-complementary

#AF38AE #73AF38 #38AF74

monochromatic

#521A52 #812980 #AF38AE #CA5AC9 #D988D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.25

#AF38AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#AF38AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AF38AE

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AF38AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AF38AE	1.00	5.25	4.00	5.25
#FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2762B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5772AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B5486F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #af38ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 56, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.204 328.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca79c6',
    500: '#af38ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #af38ae;
$custom-light: #ca79c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#af38ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 175,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300.504,
    "s": 51.515,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55793,
    "c": 0.20361,
    "h": 328.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14998
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AF38AE

secondary

#80C380

accent

#DB4E4D

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F9EEF8

border

#D2C9D1

text

#140A13

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AF38AE

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

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