#AF42DF#AF42DF

#AF42DF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.234 H 313.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AF42DF
RGB	rgb(175, 66, 223)
HSL	hsl(282, 71%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(282, 70%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.5%, 70.4%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.90, 67.15, -60.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.90, 90.25, 318.08°)
OKLab	oklab(59.78% 0.1607 -0.1701)
OKLCH	oklch(59.78% 0.234 313.4)
XYZ	xyz(32.9444, 18.3391, 71.6021)
Luminance	0.1834 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AF42DF #72DF42

analogous

#6142DF #AF42DF #DF42C1

triadic

#AF42DF #DFAF42 #42DFAF

tetradic

#AF42DF #DF6142 #72DF42 #42C1DF

square

#AF42DF #DF6142 #72DF42 #42C1DF

split-complementary

#AF42DF #C1DF42 #42DF61

monochromatic

#6A188E #9121C3 #AF42DF #C576E8 #DBABF1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.50

#AF42DF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.67

#AF42DF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AF42DF

4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AF42DF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AF42DF	1.00	4.50	4.67	4.67
#FFFFFF	4.50	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.67	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.67	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0071E4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3579DC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AA638C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #af42df;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 66, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.234 313.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7fea',
    500: '#af42df',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #af42df;
$custom-light: #cb7fea;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#af42df",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 175,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.656,
    "s": 71.041,
    "l": 56.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59782,
    "c": 0.23402,
    "h": 313.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.18338
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AF42DF

secondary

#B2DF9E

accent

#EE3A71

background

#FDF8FE

surface

#FAEFFD

border

#D3CAD5

text

#140B16

muted

#837C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #AF42DF

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

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