#AF42CB#AF42CB

#AF42CB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 58.5% C 0.216 H 318.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AF42CB
RGB	rgb(175, 66, 203)
HSL	hsl(288, 57%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(288, 67%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.8%, 67.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.67, 63.23, -50.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.67, 81.14, 321.19°)
OKLab	oklab(58.5% 0.1622 -0.1424)
OKLCH	oklch(58.5% 0.216 318.7)
XYZ	xyz(30.4055, 17.3236, 58.2305)
Luminance	0.1732 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AF42CB #5ECB42

analogous

#6A42CB #AF42CB #CB42A3

triadic

#AF42CB #CBAF42 #42CBAF

tetradic

#AF42CB #CB6A42 #5ECB42 #42A3CB

square

#AF42CB #CB6A42 #5ECB42 #42A3CB

split-complementary

#AF42CB #A3CB42 #42CB6A

monochromatic

#622073 #8B2DA3 #AF42CB #C372D8 #D8A2E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.70

#AF42CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.46

#AF42CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AF42CB

4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AF42CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AF42CB	1.00	4.70	4.46	4.70
#FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#016CCF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A77C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF5B81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #af42cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 66, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.5% 0.216 318.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca7fdb',
    500: '#af42cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #af42cb;
$custom-light: #ca7fdb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#af42cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 175,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.737,
    "s": 56.846,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58499,
    "c": 0.21589,
    "h": 318.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17322
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AF42CB

secondary

#A3D297

accent

#E04867

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F9EFFB

border

#D2CAD4

text

#140B15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AF42CB

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

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