#AF87CD#AF87CD
#AF87CD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.308; OKLCH L 68.7% C 0.109 H 309.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AF87CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(175, 135, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(274, 41%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(274, 34%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.6%, 34.1%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.38, 28.42, -30.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.38, 41.61, 313.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.7% 0.0699 -0.0836) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.7% 0.109 309.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.3606, 30.8501, 61.7323) |
| Luminance | 0.3085 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 2.71
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 3.17
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.50
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.53
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 7.53
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AF87CD #A5CD87
analogous
#8C87CD #AF87CD #CD87C8
triadic
#AF87CD #CDAF87 #87CDAF
tetradic
#AF87CD #CD8C87 #A5CD87 #87C8CD
square
#AF87CD #CD8C87 #A5CD87 #87C8CD
split-complementary
#AF87CD #C8CD87 #87CD8C
monochromatic
#73409A #925CBB #AF87CD #CCB2DF #E9DDF1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.93
#AF87CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.17
#AF87CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AF87CD
7.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AF87CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AF87CD | 1.00 | 2.93 | 7.17 | 7.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7A95D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8398CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AC91A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #af87cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 135, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.7% 0.109 309.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c8aadc',
500: '#af87cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #af87cd; $custom-light: #c8aadc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#af87cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 175,
"g": 135,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 274.286,
"s": 41.176,
"l": 66.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68697,
"c": 0.10902,
"h": 309.9
},
"luminance": 0.3085
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AF87CD
secondary
#D6E3CD
accent
#B43169
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F8F4FB
border
#D1CED4
text
#131015
muted
#827F83