#AF38B8#AF38B8

#AF38B8 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.212 H 324.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AF38B8
RGB	rgb(175, 56, 184)
HSL	hsl(296, 53%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(296, 70%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.9%, 69.6%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.18, 63.64, -43.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.18, 77.25, 325.48°)
OKLab	oklab(56.36% 0.1732 -0.1217)
OKLCH	oklch(56.36% 0.212 324.9)
XYZ	xyz(27.7444, 15.4047, 46.8502)
Luminance	0.1540 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AF38B8 #41B838

analogous

#6F38B8 #AF38B8 #B83881

triadic

#AF38B8 #B8AF38 #38B8AF

tetradic

#AF38B8 #B86F38 #41B838 #3881B8

square

#AF38B8 #B86F38 #41B838 #3881B8

split-complementary

#AF38B8 #81B838 #38B86F

monochromatic

#561B5A #822A89 #AF38B8 #C65FCE #D78EDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#AF38B8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#AF38B8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AF38B8

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AF38B8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AF38B8	1.00	5.15	4.08	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1764BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5172B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B34D74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #af38b8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 56, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.212 324.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca79ce',
    500: '#af38b8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #af38b8;
$custom-light: #ca79ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#af38b8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 175,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.781,
    "s": 53.333,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56365,
    "c": 0.21173,
    "h": 324.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15403
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AF38B8

secondary

#89C785

accent

#DD4B55

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F9EEF9

border

#D2C9D2

text

#140A13

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AF38B8

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

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