#AF38CE#AF38CE

#AF38CE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.230 H 318.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AF38CE
RGB	rgb(175, 56, 206)
HSL	hsl(288, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(288, 73%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(15%, 72.8%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.49, 67.62, -54.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.49, 86.82, 321.16°)
OKLab	oklab(57.72% 0.1721 -0.1529)
OKLCH	oklch(57.72% 0.23 318.4)
XYZ	xyz(30.2324, 16.3999, 59.9536)
Luminance	0.1640 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AF38CE #57CE38

analogous

#6438CE #AF38CE #CE38A2

triadic

#AF38CE #CEAF38 #38CEAF

tetradic

#AF38CE #CE6438 #57CE38 #38A2CE

square

#AF38CE #CE6438 #57CE38 #38A2CE

split-complementary

#AF38CE #A2CE38 #38CE64

monochromatic

#5F1C70 #8828A1 #AF38CE #C369DA #D69AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.91

#AF38CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.28

#AF38CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AF38CE

4.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AF38CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AF38CE	1.00	4.91	4.28	4.91
#FFFFFF	4.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4074CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE5780

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #af38ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 56, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.230 318.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7ade',
    500: '#af38ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #af38ce;
$custom-light: #cb7ade;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#af38ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 175,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.6,
    "s": 60.484,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57722,
    "c": 0.2302,
    "h": 318.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16399
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AF38CE

secondary

#9ED290

accent

#E44465

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFB

border

#D2C9D4

text

#140A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AF38CE

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

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