#AF38C4#AF38C4

#AF38C4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.222 H 321.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AF38C4
RGB	rgb(175, 56, 196)
HSL	hsl(291, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(291, 71%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.7%, 71.4%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.88, 65.78, -49.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.88, 82.42, 322.95°)
OKLab	oklab(57.09% 0.1728 -0.1389)
OKLCH	oklch(57.09% 0.222 321.2)
XYZ	xyz(29.0560, 15.9294, 53.7581)
Luminance	0.1593 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AF38C4 #4DC438

analogous

#6938C4 #AF38C4 #C43893

triadic

#AF38C4 #C4AF38 #38C4AF

tetradic

#AF38C4 #C46938 #4DC438 #3893C4

square

#AF38C4 #C46938 #4DC438 #3893C4

split-complementary

#AF38C4 #93C438 #38C469

monochromatic

#5A1D65 #852A94 #AF38C4 #C366D3 #D696E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#AF38C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#AF38C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AF38C4

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AF38C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AF38C4	1.00	5.02	4.19	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4873C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B0527B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #af38c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 56, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.222 321.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7ad6',
    500: '#af38c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #af38c4;
$custom-light: #cb7ad6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#af38c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 175,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57089,
    "c": 0.22172,
    "h": 321.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15928
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AF38C4

secondary

#95CC8C

accent

#DF495F

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFA

border

#D2C9D3

text

#140A14

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AF38C4

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

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