#AF42DB#AF42DB

#AF42DB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 59.5% C 0.230 H 314.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AF42DB
RGB	rgb(175, 66, 219)
HSL	hsl(283, 68%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(283, 70%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.1%, 69.9%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.65, 66.35, -58.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.65, 88.41, 318.63°)
OKLab	oklab(59.52% 0.1611 -0.1647)
OKLCH	oklch(59.52% 0.23 314.4)
XYZ	xyz(32.4115, 18.1260, 68.7954)
Luminance	0.1812 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AF42DB #6EDB42

analogous

#6242DB #AF42DB #DB42BA

triadic

#AF42DB #DBAF42 #42DBAF

tetradic

#AF42DB #DB6242 #6EDB42 #42BADB

square

#AF42DB #DB6242 #6EDB42 #42BADB

split-complementary

#AF42DB #BADB42 #42DB62

monochromatic

#691A89 #9024BC #AF42DB #C575E5 #DBA9EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.54

#AF42DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.63

#AF42DB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AF42DB

4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AF42DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AF42DB	1.00	4.54	4.63	4.63
#FFFFFF	4.54	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.63	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.63	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0070DF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A79D8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB628A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #af42db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 66, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.5% 0.230 314.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7fe7',
    500: '#af42db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #af42db;
$custom-light: #cb7fe7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#af42db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 175,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.745,
    "s": 68,
    "l": 55.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59517,
    "c": 0.23037,
    "h": 314.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.18125
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AF42DB

secondary

#AFDC9D

accent

#EB3D6F

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F9EFFC

border

#D2CAD5

text

#140B16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #AF42DB

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

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