#AF38CD#AF38CD

#AF38CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.229 H 318.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AF38CD
RGB	rgb(175, 56, 205)
HSL	hsl(288, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(288, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.6%, 72.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.43, 67.44, -53.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.43, 86.38, 321.33°)
OKLab	oklab(57.66% 0.1722 -0.1515)
OKLCH	oklch(57.66% 0.229 318.6)
XYZ	xyz(30.1113, 16.3515, 59.3158)
Luminance	0.1635 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AF38CD #56CD38

analogous

#6438CD #AF38CD #CD38A1

triadic

#AF38CD #CDAF38 #38CDAF

tetradic

#AF38CD #CD6438 #56CD38 #38A1CD

square

#AF38CD #CD6438 #56CD38 #38A1CD

split-complementary

#AF38CD #A1CD38 #38CD64

monochromatic

#5E1C6F #8828A0 #AF38CD #C369D9 #D69AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.92

#AF38CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.27

#AF38CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AF38CD

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AF38CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AF38CD	1.00	4.92	4.27	4.92
#FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4174CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF5680

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #af38cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 56, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.229 318.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7add',
    500: '#af38cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #af38cd;
$custom-light: #cb7add;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#af38cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 175,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.919,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57657,
    "c": 0.22935,
    "h": 318.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1635
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AF38CD

secondary

#9DD18F

accent

#E34565

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFB

border

#D2C9D4

text

#140A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AF38CD

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

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