#AF40CB#AF40CB

#AF40CB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.218 H 318.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AF40CB
RGB	rgb(175, 64, 203)
HSL	hsl(288, 57%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(288, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.8%, 68.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.38, 64.04, -51.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.38, 82.06, 321.30°)
OKLab	oklab(58.29% 0.1644 -0.1438)
OKLCH	oklch(58.29% 0.218 318.8)
XYZ	xyz(30.2906, 17.0939, 58.1922)
Luminance	0.1709 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AF40CB #5CCB40

analogous

#6A40CB #AF40CB #CB40A1

triadic

#AF40CB #CBAF40 #40CBAF

tetradic

#AF40CB #CB6A40 #5CCB40 #40A1CB

square

#AF40CB #CB6A40 #5CCB40 #40A1CB

split-complementary

#AF40CB #A1CB40 #40CB6A

monochromatic

#611F72 #8A2CA2 #AF40CB #C370D8 #D7A0E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.75

#AF40CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.42

#AF40CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AF40CB

4.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AF40CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AF40CB	1.00	4.75	4.42	4.75
#FFFFFF	4.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CCF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4877C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF5A81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #af40cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 64, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.218 318.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7edb',
    500: '#af40cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #af40cb;
$custom-light: #cb7edb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#af40cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 175,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.914,
    "s": 57.202,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58293,
    "c": 0.21837,
    "h": 318.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.17093
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AF40CB

secondary

#A1D295

accent

#E04766

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F9EFFB

border

#D2CAD4

text

#140B15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AF40CB

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

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