#AF56DE#AF56DE
#AF56DE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.210; OKLCH L 62.0% C 0.207 H 312.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AF56DE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(175, 86, 222) |
| HSL | hsl(279, 67%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(279, 61%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(21.2%, 61.3%, 0%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.00, 58.19, -54.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.00, 79.90, 316.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.99% 0.1389 -0.154) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.99% 0.207 312) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.1894, 21.0443, 71.3540) |
| Luminance | 0.2104 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 2.75
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 3.12
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 4.14
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 5.59
Bright Lilac
#C95EFB
ΔE00 6.27
Bright Lavender
#C760FF
ΔE00 6.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AF56DE #85DE56
analogous
#6B56DE #AF56DE #DE56C9
triadic
#AF56DE #DEAF56 #56DEAF
tetradic
#AF56DE #DE6B56 #85DE56 #56C9DE
square
#AF56DE #DE6B56 #85DE56 #56C9DE
split-complementary
#AF56DE #C9DE56 #56DE6B
monochromatic
#701E9B #9528CE #AF56DE #C789E8 #DFBCF2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.03
#AF56DE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.21
#AF56DE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AF56DE
5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AF56DE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AF56DE | 1.00 | 4.03 | 5.21 | 5.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1F7AE2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4B80DB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AA7092
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #af56de; /* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 86, 222); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.0% 0.207 312.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ca8ae9',
500: '#af56de',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #af56de; $custom-light: #ca8ae9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#af56de",
"rgb": {
"r": 175,
"g": 86,
"b": 222
},
"hsl": {
"h": 279.265,
"s": 67.327,
"l": 60.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61985,
"c": 0.2074,
"h": 312
},
"luminance": 0.21043
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AF56DE
secondary
#C0E2AE
accent
#CF1656
background
#FCF8FE
surface
#F9F0FD
border
#D2CBD5
text
#140C16
muted
#827D84