#AF72CB#AF72CB
#AF72CB is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.255; OKLCH L 65.0% C 0.143 H 314.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AF72CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(175, 114, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(281, 46%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(281, 44%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.8%, 43.8%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.52, 39.67, -36.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.52, 54.13, 317.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65% 0.1002 -0.102) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65% 0.143 314.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.4743, 25.4612, 59.5868) |
| Luminance | 0.2546 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 4.17
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 4.24
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 5.36
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 6.20
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 6.85
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 6.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AF72CB #8ECB72
analogous
#8372CB #AF72CB #CB72BA
triadic
#AF72CB #CBAF72 #72CBAF
tetradic
#AF72CB #CB8372 #8ECB72 #72BACB
square
#AF72CB #CB8372 #8ECB72 #72BACB
split-complementary
#AF72CB #BACB72 #72CB83
monochromatic
#72348E #9645BB #AF72CB #C89FDB #E2CBEC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.45
#AF72CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.09
#AF72CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AF72CB
6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AF72CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AF72CB | 1.00 | 3.45 | 6.09 | 6.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6187CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#718CC8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AD7F95
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #af72cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 114, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.0% 0.143 314.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c89cdb',
500: '#af72cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #af72cb; $custom-light: #c89cdb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#af72cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 175,
"g": 114,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 281.124,
"s": 46.114,
"l": 62.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65001,
"c": 0.14298,
"h": 314.5
},
"luminance": 0.2546
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AF72CB
secondary
#C6DDBC
accent
#B92C59
background
#FCF9FD
surface
#F8F2FB
border
#D1CCD4
text
#130E15
muted
#827E83