#AF42DD#AF42DD

#AF42DD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.232 H 313.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AF42DD
RGB	rgb(175, 66, 221)
HSL	hsl(282, 70%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(282, 70%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.8%, 70.1%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.78, 66.75, -59.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.78, 89.33, 318.35°)
OKLab	oklab(59.65% 0.1609 -0.1674)
OKLCH	oklch(59.65% 0.232 313.9)
XYZ	xyz(32.6763, 18.2319, 70.1904)
Luminance	0.1823 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AF42DD #70DD42

analogous

#6242DD #AF42DD #DD42BD

triadic

#AF42DD #DDAF42 #42DDAF

tetradic

#AF42DD #DD6242 #70DD42 #42BDDD

square

#AF42DD #DD6242 #70DD42 #42BDDD

split-complementary

#AF42DD #BDDD42 #42DD62

monochromatic

#6A198C #9122BF #AF42DD #C576E6 #DBAAF0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.52

#AF42DD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.65

#AF42DD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AF42DD

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AF42DD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AF42DD	1.00	4.52	4.65	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.52	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0071E1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3879DA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB638B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #af42dd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 66, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.232 313.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7fe8',
    500: '#af42dd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #af42dd;
$custom-light: #cb7fe8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#af42dd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 175,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.194,
    "s": 69.507,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59649,
    "c": 0.2322,
    "h": 313.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.18231
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AF42DD

secondary

#B0DD9D

accent

#EC3B70

background

#FDF8FE

surface

#FAEFFD

border

#D3CAD5

text

#140B16

muted

#837C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #AF42DD

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

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