#AF42DC#AF42DC

#AF42DC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.231 H 314.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AF42DC
RGB	rgb(175, 66, 220)
HSL	hsl(282, 69%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(282, 70%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.5%, 70%, 0%, 13.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.71, 66.55, -58.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.71, 88.87, 318.49°)
OKLab	oklab(59.58% 0.161 -0.166)
OKLCH	oklch(59.58% 0.231 314.1)
XYZ	xyz(32.5435, 18.1788, 69.4908)
Luminance	0.1818 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AF42DC #6FDC42

analogous

#6242DC #AF42DC #DC42BC

triadic

#AF42DC #DCAF42 #42DCAF

tetradic

#AF42DC #DC6242 #6FDC42 #42BCDC

square

#AF42DC #DC6242 #6FDC42 #42BCDC

split-complementary

#AF42DC #BCDC42 #42DC62

monochromatic

#691A8A #9123BE #AF42DC #C576E6 #DBA9EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.53

#AF42DC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.64

#AF42DC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AF42DC

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AF42DC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AF42DC	1.00	4.53	4.64	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.53	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0070E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3979D9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB628B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #af42dc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 66, 220);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.231 314.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7fe8',
    500: '#af42dc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #af42dc;
$custom-light: #cb7fe8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#af42dc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 175,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 220
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.468,
    "s": 68.75,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59583,
    "c": 0.23128,
    "h": 314.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.18178
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AF42DC

secondary

#B0DD9D

accent

#EC3C6F

background

#FDF8FE

surface

#FAEFFD

border

#D3CAD5

text

#140B16

muted

#837C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #AF42DC

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

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