#AF8AAF#AF8AAF

#AF8AAF is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.304; OKLCH L 68.0% C 0.068 H 326.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AF8AAF
RGB	rgb(175, 138, 175)
HSL	hsl(300, 19%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(300, 21%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 21.1%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.99, 20.53, -14.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.99, 24.89, 325.58°)
OKLab	oklab(68.03% 0.0567 -0.0378)
OKLCH	oklch(68.03% 0.068 326.3)
XYZ	xyz(34.5047, 30.3869, 44.5967)
Luminance	0.3039 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AF8AAF #8AAF8A

analogous

#9D8AAF #AF8AAF #AF8A9D

triadic

#AF8AAF #AFAF8A #8AAFAF

tetradic

#AF8AAF #AF9D8A #8AAF8A #8A9DAF

square

#AF8AAF #AF9D8A #8AAF8A #8A9DAF

split-complementary

#AF8AAF #9DAF8A #8AAF9D

monochromatic

#714D71 #966696 #AF8AAF #C8AEC8 #E1D3E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.97

#AF8AAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.08

#AF8AAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #AF8AAF

7.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AF8AAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AF8AAF	1.00	2.97	7.08	7.08
#FFFFFF	2.97	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.08	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.08	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8893B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9097AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B18D97

Achromatopsia (no color)

#969696

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #af8aaf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 138, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(68.0% 0.068 326.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c7acc7',
    500: '#af8aaf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #af8aaf;
$custom-light: #c7acc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#af8aaf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 175,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 18.782,
    "l": 61.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.68027,
    "c": 0.0681,
    "h": 326.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.30386
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AF8AAF

secondary

#C3D1C3

accent

#9D4848

background

#FCFAFC

surface

#F8F4F8

border

#D1CED1

text

#131013

muted

#827F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AF8AAF

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

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