#AF42AE#AF42AE

#AF42AE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.191 H 328.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AF42AE
RGB	rgb(175, 66, 174)
HSL	hsl(301, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(301, 62%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.3%, 0.6%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.06, 57.94, -36.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.06, 68.48, 327.78°)
OKLab	oklab(56.83% 0.1618 -0.1007)
OKLCH	oklch(56.83% 0.191 328.1)
XYZ	xyz(27.2670, 16.0682, 41.7015)
Luminance	0.1607 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AF42AE #42AF43

analogous

#7942AF #AF42AE #AF4278

triadic

#AF42AE #AEAF42 #42AEAF

tetradic

#AF42AE #AF7942 #42AF43 #4278AF

square

#AF42AE #AF7942 #42AF43 #4278AF

split-complementary

#AF42AE #78AF42 #42AF79

monochromatic

#562056 #833182 #AF42AE #C668C5 #D795D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.98

#AF42AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.21

#AF42AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AF42AE

4.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AF42AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AF42AE	1.00	4.98	4.21	4.98
#FFFFFF	4.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3566B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C75AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B45072

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #af42ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 66, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.191 328.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca7ec6',
    500: '#af42ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #af42ae;
$custom-light: #ca7ec6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#af42ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 175,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300.55,
    "s": 45.228,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56826,
    "c": 0.1906,
    "h": 328.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16066
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AF42AE

secondary

#8AC28B

accent

#D55453

background

#FCF8FC

surface

#F9EFF8

border

#D2CAD1

text

#140A13

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AF42AE

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

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