#AF72BD#AF72BD
#AF72BD is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.248; OKLCH L 64.3% C 0.127 H 320.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AF72BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(175, 114, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(289, 36%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(289, 40%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.4%, 39.7%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.90, 36.76, -29.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.90, 47.34, 320.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.33% 0.0975 -0.0819) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.33% 0.127 320) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.8807, 24.8238, 51.1937) |
| Luminance | 0.2482 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 2.17
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 3.82
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 5.01
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 5.53
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 5.96
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 7.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AF72BD #80BD72
analogous
#8A72BD #AF72BD #BD72A6
triadic
#AF72BD #BDAF72 #72BDAF
tetradic
#AF72BD #BD8A72 #80BD72 #72A6BD
square
#AF72BD #BD8A72 #80BD72 #72A6BD
split-complementary
#AF72BD #A6BD72 #72BD8A
monochromatic
#6F3A7B #944DA5 #AF72BD #C79CD1 #DEC5E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.52
#AF72BD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.96
#AF72BD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AF72BD
5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AF72BD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AF72BD | 1.00 | 3.52 | 5.96 | 5.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6884C0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#788BBB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B07B8F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #af72bd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 114, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.3% 0.127 320.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c89cd1',
500: '#af72bd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #af72bd; $custom-light: #c89cd1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#af72bd",
"rgb": {
"r": 175,
"g": 114,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 288.8,
"s": 36.232,
"l": 59.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64334,
"c": 0.1273,
"h": 320
},
"luminance": 0.24823
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AF72BD
secondary
#BCD4B7
accent
#CC5C71
background
#FCF9FC
surface
#F8F2F9
border
#D1CCD2
text
#130E14
muted
#827E82