#AF51AF#AF51AF

#AF51AF is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 58.7% C 0.169 H 327.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AF51AF
RGB	rgb(175, 81, 175)
HSL	hsl(300, 37%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(300, 54%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 53.7%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.61, 51.30, -33.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.61, 61.05, 327.17°)
OKLab	oklab(58.7% 0.1427 -0.091)
OKLCH	oklch(58.7% 0.169 327.5)
XYZ	xyz(28.3590, 18.0956, 42.5482)
Luminance	0.1809 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AF51AF #51AF51

analogous

#8051AF #AF51AF #AF5180

triadic

#AF51AF #AFAF51 #51AFAF

tetradic

#AF51AF #AF8051 #51AF51 #5180AF

square

#AF51AF #AF8051 #51AF51 #5180AF

split-complementary

#AF51AF #80AF51 #51AF80

monochromatic

#5C2A5C #853D85 #AF51AF #C27BC2 #D6A5D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.55

#AF51AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.62

#AF51AF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AF51AF

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AF51AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AF51AF	1.00	4.55	4.62	4.62
#FFFFFF	4.55	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#486EB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#657AAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B45C78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #af51af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 81, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.7% 0.169 327.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c986c7',
    500: '#af51af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #af51af;
$custom-light: #c986c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#af51af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 175,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 37.008,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58704,
    "c": 0.16922,
    "h": 327.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.18094
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AF51AF

secondary

#99C399

accent

#CD5B5B

background

#FCF8FC

surface

#F9F0F8

border

#D2CBD1

text

#130B13

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AF51AF

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

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