#AF51DE#AF51DE

#AF51DE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.203; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.214 H 312.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AF51DE
RGB	rgb(175, 81, 222)
HSL	hsl(280, 68%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(280, 64%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.2%, 63.5%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.15, 60.52, -56.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.15, 82.54, 317.16°)
OKLab	oklab(61.37% 0.1448 -0.158)
OKLCH	oklch(61.37% 0.214 312.5)
XYZ	xyz(33.8041, 20.2737, 71.2256)
Luminance	0.2027 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AF51DE #80DE51

analogous

#6951DE #AF51DE #DE51C7

triadic

#AF51DE #DEAF51 #51DEAF

tetradic

#AF51DE #DE6951 #80DE51 #51C7DE

square

#AF51DE #DE6951 #80DE51 #51C7DE

split-complementary

#AF51DE #C7DE51 #51DE69

monochromatic

#6F1D98 #9427CB #AF51DE #C784E8 #DEB8F2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.15

#AF51DE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.05

#AF51DE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AF51DE

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AF51DE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AF51DE	1.00	4.15	5.05	5.05
#FFFFFF	4.15	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.05	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.05	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0778E2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#467EDB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AA6C90

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #af51de;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 81, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.214 312.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb87e9',
    500: '#af51de',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #af51de;
$custom-light: #cb87e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#af51de",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 175,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280,
    "s": 68.116,
    "l": 59.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61368,
    "c": 0.21427,
    "h": 312.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.20273
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AF51DE

secondary

#BCE1AA

accent

#EB3D77

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F9F0FD

border

#D2CBD5

text

#140C16

muted

#827D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #AF51DE

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

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