#AF51DB#AF51DB

#AF51DB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.201; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.211 H 313.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AF51DB
RGB	rgb(175, 81, 219)
HSL	hsl(281, 66%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(281, 63%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.1%, 63%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.97, 59.90, -54.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.97, 81.12, 317.59°)
OKLab	oklab(61.18% 0.1449 -0.1538)
OKLCH	oklch(61.18% 0.211 313.3)
XYZ	xyz(33.4056, 20.1143, 69.1268)
Luminance	0.2011 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AF51DB #7DDB51

analogous

#6A51DB #AF51DB #DB51C2

triadic

#AF51DB #DBAF51 #51DBAF

tetradic

#AF51DB #DB6A51 #7DDB51 #51C2DB

square

#AF51DB #DB6A51 #7DDB51 #51C2DB

split-complementary

#AF51DB #C2DB51 #51DB6A

monochromatic

#6E1E93 #9429C6 #AF51DB #C684E5 #DEB6F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.18

#AF51DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.02

#AF51DB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AF51DB

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AF51DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AF51DB	1.00	4.18	5.02	5.02
#FFFFFF	4.18	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.02	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.02	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1477DF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#497ED8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB6B8F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #af51db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 81, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.211 313.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca87e7',
    500: '#af51db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #af51db;
$custom-light: #ca87e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#af51db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 175,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.87,
    "s": 65.714,
    "l": 58.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61181,
    "c": 0.21131,
    "h": 313.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.20113
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AF51DB

secondary

#BADFA9

accent

#E93F75

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F9F0FC

border

#D2CBD5

text

#140C16

muted

#827D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #AF51DB

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

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