#AF40E1#AF40E1

#AF40E1 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.238 H 313.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AF40E1
RGB	rgb(175, 64, 225)
HSL	hsl(281, 73%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(281, 72%, 88%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.2%, 71.6%, 0%, 11.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.76, 68.33, -61.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.76, 92.04, 317.94°)
OKLab	oklab(59.72% 0.1624 -0.1741)
OKLCH	oklch(59.72% 0.238 313)
XYZ	xyz(33.1008, 18.2180, 72.9923)
Luminance	0.1822 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AF40E1 #72E140

analogous

#5E40E1 #AF40E1 #E140C3

triadic

#AF40E1 #E1AF40 #40E1AF

tetradic

#AF40E1 #E15E40 #72E140 #40C3E1

square

#AF40E1 #E15E40 #72E140 #40C3E1

split-complementary

#AF40E1 #C3E140 #40E15E

monochromatic

#6A1790 #911FC5 #AF40E1 #C575E9 #DBAAF2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.52

#AF40E1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.64

#AF40E1 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AF40E1

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AF40E1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AF40E1	1.00	4.52	4.64	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.52	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0071E6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3079DD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AA638D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #af40e1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 64, 225);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.238 313.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7feb',
    500: '#af40e1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #af40e1;
$custom-light: #cb7feb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#af40e1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 175,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 225
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.366,
    "s": 72.851,
    "l": 56.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59719,
    "c": 0.23811,
    "h": 313
  },
  "luminance": 0.18217
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AF40E1

secondary

#B2DF9D

accent

#F03871

background

#FDF8FE

surface

#FAEFFD

border

#D3CAD5

text

#140B16

muted

#837C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #AF40E1

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

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