#AF40CE#AF40CE

#AF40CE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 58.5% C 0.221 H 318.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AF40CE
RGB	rgb(175, 64, 206)
HSL	hsl(287, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(287, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(15%, 68.9%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.56, 64.61, -52.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.56, 83.40, 320.77°)
OKLab	oklab(58.48% 0.1642 -0.148)
OKLCH	oklch(58.48% 0.221 318)
XYZ	xyz(30.6516, 17.2383, 60.0933)
Luminance	0.1724 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AF40CE #5FCE40

analogous

#6840CE #AF40CE #CE40A6

triadic

#AF40CE #CEAF40 #40CEAF

tetradic

#AF40CE #CE6840 #5FCE40 #40A6CE

square

#AF40CE #CE6840 #5FCE40 #40A6CE

split-complementary

#AF40CE #A6CE40 #40CE68

monochromatic

#621E75 #8B2BA6 #AF40CE #C371DA #D8A1E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.72

#AF40CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.45

#AF40CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AF40CE

4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AF40CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AF40CE	1.00	4.72	4.45	4.72
#FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4677CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE5B82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #af40ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 64, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.5% 0.221 318.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7ede',
    500: '#af40ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #af40ce;
$custom-light: #cb7ede;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#af40ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 175,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.901,
    "s": 59.167,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58481,
    "c": 0.22103,
    "h": 318
  },
  "luminance": 0.17237
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AF40CE

secondary

#A4D496

accent

#E24568

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F9EFFB

border

#D2CAD4

text

#140B15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AF40CE

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

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