#AF42AF#AF42AF

#AF42AF is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.191 H 327.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AF42AF
RGB	rgb(175, 66, 175)
HSL	hsl(300, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(300, 62%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.3%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.11, 58.11, -37.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.11, 68.90, 327.50°)
OKLab	oklab(56.88% 0.1619 -0.1022)
OKLCH	oklch(56.88% 0.191 327.7)
XYZ	xyz(27.3649, 16.1073, 42.2168)
Luminance	0.1611 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AF42AF #42AF42

analogous

#7942AF #AF42AF #AF4279

triadic

#AF42AF #AFAF42 #42AFAF

tetradic

#AF42AF #AF7942 #42AF42 #4279AF

square

#AF42AF #AF7942 #42AF42 #4279AF

split-complementary

#AF42AF #79AF42 #42AF79

monochromatic

#562056 #833183 #AF42AF #C668C6 #D795D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.97

#AF42AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.22

#AF42AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AF42AF

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AF42AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AF42AF	1.00	4.97	4.22	4.97
#FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3467B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C75AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B45073

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #af42af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 66, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.191 327.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca7ec7',
    500: '#af42af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #af42af;
$custom-light: #ca7ec7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#af42af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 175,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 45.228,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5688,
    "c": 0.19143,
    "h": 327.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16106
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AF42AF

secondary

#8AC28A

accent

#D55353

background

#FCF8FC

surface

#F9EFF8

border

#D2CAD1

text

#140A13

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AF42AF

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

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