#AF42EA#AF42EA

#AF42EA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.190; OKLCH L 60.5% C 0.244 H 310.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AF42EA
RGB	rgb(175, 66, 234)
HSL	hsl(279, 80%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(279, 72%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.2%, 71.8%, 0%, 8.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.63, 69.38, -65.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.63, 95.31, 316.72°)
OKLab	oklab(60.53% 0.1593 -0.1849)
OKLCH	oklch(60.53% 0.244 310.7)
XYZ	xyz(34.4758, 18.9517, 79.6679)
Luminance	0.1895 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AF42EA #7DEA42

analogous

#5B42EA #AF42EA #EA42D1

triadic

#AF42EA #EAAF42 #42EAAF

tetradic

#AF42EA #EA5B42 #7DEA42 #42D1EA

square

#AF42EA #EA5B42 #7DEA42 #42D1EA

split-complementary

#AF42EA #D1EA42 #42EA5B

monochromatic

#6E12A0 #9418D7 #AF42EA #C679F0 #DEB0F6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.38

#AF42EA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.79

#AF42EA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AF42EA

4.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AF42EA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AF42EA	1.00	4.38	4.79	4.79
#FFFFFF	4.38	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.79	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.79	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0074EF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#237AE6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A76893

Achromatopsia (no color)

#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #af42ea;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 66, 234);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.5% 0.244 310.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc80f2',
    500: '#af42ea',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #af42ea;
$custom-light: #cc80f2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#af42ea",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 175,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 234
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.929,
    "s": 80,
    "l": 58.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60527,
    "c": 0.2441,
    "h": 310.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.18951
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AF42EA

secondary

#BAE5A3

accent

#F63177

background

#FDF8FE

surface

#FAEFFD

border

#D3CAD5

text

#140B17

muted

#837C85

Preview Lab

Preview with #AF42EA

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

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