#AF42CC#AF42CC

#AF42CC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.217 H 318.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AF42CC
RGB	rgb(175, 66, 204)
HSL	hsl(287, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(287, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.2%, 67.6%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.72, 63.42, -51.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.72, 81.59, 321.02°)
OKLab	oklab(58.56% 0.1622 -0.1439)
OKLCH	oklch(58.56% 0.217 318.4)
XYZ	xyz(30.5250, 17.3714, 58.8601)
Luminance	0.1737 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AF42CC #5FCC42

analogous

#6A42CC #AF42CC #CC42A4

triadic

#AF42CC #CCAF42 #42CCAF

tetradic

#AF42CC #CC6A42 #5FCC42 #42A4CC

square

#AF42CC #CC6A42 #5FCC42 #42A4CC

split-complementary

#AF42CC #A4CC42 #42CC6A

monochromatic

#621F74 #8B2CA4 #AF42CC #C372D9 #D8A2E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.69

#AF42CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.47

#AF42CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AF42CC

4.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AF42CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AF42CC	1.00	4.69	4.47	4.69
#FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006DD0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4977C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF5C82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #af42cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 66, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.217 318.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7fdc',
    500: '#af42cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #af42cc;
$custom-light: #cb7fdc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#af42cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 175,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.391,
    "s": 57.5,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58561,
    "c": 0.2168,
    "h": 318.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1737
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AF42CC

secondary

#A4D397

accent

#E14767

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F9EFFB

border

#D2CAD4

text

#140B15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AF42CC

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

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