#AF51DD#AF51DD

#AF51DD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.202; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.213 H 312.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AF51DD
RGB	rgb(175, 81, 221)
HSL	hsl(280, 67%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(280, 63%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.8%, 63.3%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.09, 60.31, -55.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.09, 82.07, 317.30°)
OKLab	oklab(61.31% 0.1448 -0.1566)
OKLCH	oklch(61.31% 0.213 312.8)
XYZ	xyz(33.6705, 20.2202, 70.5218)
Luminance	0.2022 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AF51DD #7FDD51

analogous

#6951DD #AF51DD #DD51C5

triadic

#AF51DD #DDAF51 #51DDAF

tetradic

#AF51DD #DD6951 #7FDD51 #51C5DD

square

#AF51DD #DD6951 #7FDD51 #51C5DD

split-complementary

#AF51DD #C5DD51 #51DD69

monochromatic

#6F1D96 #9427C9 #AF51DD #C784E7 #DEB7F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.16

#AF51DD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.04

#AF51DD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AF51DD

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AF51DD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AF51DD	1.00	4.16	5.04	5.04
#FFFFFF	4.16	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.04	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.04	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0C77E1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#477EDA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AA6C90

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #af51dd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 81, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.213 312.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb87e8',
    500: '#af51dd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #af51dd;
$custom-light: #cb87e8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#af51dd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 175,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.286,
    "s": 67.308,
    "l": 59.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61306,
    "c": 0.21329,
    "h": 312.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.20219
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AF51DD

secondary

#BCE0AA

accent

#EA3E76

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F9F0FD

border

#D2CBD5

text

#140C16

muted

#827D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #AF51DD

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

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