#AF42BE#AF42BE

#AF42BE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.204 H 322.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AF42BE
RGB	rgb(175, 66, 190)
HSL	hsl(293, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(293, 65%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.9%, 65.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.92, 60.79, -44.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.92, 75.35, 323.78°)
OKLab	oklab(57.72% 0.1625 -0.124)
OKLCH	oklch(57.72% 0.204 322.7)
XYZ	xyz(28.9207, 16.7297, 50.4110)
Luminance	0.1673 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AF42BE #51BE42

analogous

#7142BE #AF42BE #BE428F

triadic

#AF42BE #BEAF42 #42BEAF

tetradic

#AF42BE #BE7142 #51BE42 #428FBE

square

#AF42BE #BE7142 #51BE42 #428FBE

split-complementary

#AF42BE #8FBE42 #42BE71

monochromatic

#5C2263 #853291 #AF42BE #C270CE #D69DDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.83

#AF42BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.35

#AF42BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AF42BE

4.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AF42BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AF42BE	1.00	4.83	4.35	4.83
#FFFFFF	4.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#236AC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5376BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B1567A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #af42be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 66, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.204 322.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca7ed2',
    500: '#af42be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #af42be;
$custom-light: #ca7ed2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#af42be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 175,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.742,
    "s": 48.819,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57721,
    "c": 0.20435,
    "h": 322.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16728
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AF42BE

secondary

#99CA92

accent

#D84F60

background

#FCF8FC

surface

#F9EFF9

border

#D2CAD2

text

#140B14

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AF42BE

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

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