#AF42AD#AF42AD

#AF42AD is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.190 H 328.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AF42AD
RGB	rgb(175, 66, 173)
HSL	hsl(301, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(301, 62%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.3%, 1.1%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.01, 57.76, -36.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.01, 68.07, 328.07°)
OKLab	oklab(56.77% 0.1617 -0.0993)
OKLCH	oklch(56.77% 0.19 328.5)
XYZ	xyz(27.1699, 16.0293, 41.1900)
Luminance	0.1603 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AF42AD #42AF44

analogous

#7B42AF #AF42AD #AF4277

triadic

#AF42AD #ADAF42 #42ADAF

tetradic

#AF42AD #AF7B42 #42AF44 #4277AF

square

#AF42AD #AF7B42 #42AF44 #4277AF

split-complementary

#AF42AD #77AF42 #42AF7B

monochromatic

#562055 #833181 #AF42AD #C668C4 #D795D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.99

#AF42AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.21

#AF42AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AF42AD

4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AF42AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AF42AD	1.00	4.99	4.21	4.99
#FFFFFF	4.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3666B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D75AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B54F71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #af42ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 66, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.190 328.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca7ec6',
    500: '#af42ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #af42ad;
$custom-light: #ca7ec6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#af42ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 175,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 301.101,
    "s": 45.228,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56773,
    "c": 0.18976,
    "h": 328.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16028
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AF42AD

secondary

#8AC28B

accent

#D55553

background

#FCF8FC

surface

#F9EFF8

border

#D2CAD1

text

#140A13

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AF42AD

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

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