#AF42CD#AF42CD

#AF42CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.218 H 318.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AF42CD
RGB	rgb(175, 66, 205)
HSL	hsl(287, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(287, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.6%, 67.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.78, 63.61, -51.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.78, 82.04, 320.84°)
OKLab	oklab(58.62% 0.1621 -0.1453)
OKLCH	oklch(58.62% 0.218 318.1)
XYZ	xyz(30.6453, 17.4195, 59.4938)
Luminance	0.1742 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AF42CD #60CD42

analogous

#6942CD #AF42CD #CD42A6

triadic

#AF42CD #CDAF42 #42CDAF

tetradic

#AF42CD #CD6942 #60CD42 #42A6CD

square

#AF42CD #CD6942 #60CD42 #42A6CD

split-complementary

#AF42CD #A6CD42 #42CD69

monochromatic

#631F76 #8C2CA6 #AF42CD #C372DA #D8A3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.68

#AF42CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.48

#AF42CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AF42CD

4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AF42CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AF42CD	1.00	4.68	4.48	4.68
#FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006DD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4877CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE5C83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #af42cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 66, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.218 318.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7fdd',
    500: '#af42cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #af42cd;
$custom-light: #cb7fdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#af42cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 175,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.05,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58623,
    "c": 0.21769,
    "h": 318.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17418
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AF42CD

secondary

#A4D397

accent

#E14668

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F9EFFB

border

#D2CAD4

text

#140B15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AF42CD

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

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