#AF42BC#AF42BC

#AF42BC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.203 H 323.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AF42BC
RGB	rgb(175, 66, 188)
HSL	hsl(294, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(294, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.9%, 64.9%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.81, 60.43, -43.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.81, 74.47, 324.23°)
OKLab	oklab(57.61% 0.1624 -0.1211)
OKLCH	oklch(57.61% 0.203 323.3)
XYZ	xyz(28.7037, 16.6428, 49.2677)
Luminance	0.1664 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AF42BC #4FBC42

analogous

#7242BC #AF42BC #BC428C

triadic

#AF42BC #BCAF42 #42BCAF

tetradic

#AF42BC #BC7242 #4FBC42 #428CBC

square

#AF42BC #BC7242 #4FBC42 #428CBC

split-complementary

#AF42BC #8CBC42 #42BC72

monochromatic

#5B2261 #85328F #AF42BC #C26FCC #D59CDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.85

#AF42BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.33

#AF42BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AF42BC

4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AF42BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AF42BC	1.00	4.85	4.33	4.85
#FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2669C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5476B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B25579

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #af42bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 66, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.203 323.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca7ed1',
    500: '#af42bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #af42bc;
$custom-light: #ca7ed1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#af42bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 175,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.607,
    "s": 48.031,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57605,
    "c": 0.2026,
    "h": 323.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16641
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AF42BC

secondary

#97C991

accent

#D8505F

background

#FCF8FC

surface

#F9EFF9

border

#D2CAD2

text

#140B14

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AF42BC

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

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