#AF7DFD

A color in the Violet family

#af7dfd is a color in the Violet family: RGB(175, 125, 253), HSL(263°, 97%, 74%), CMYK(31%, 51%, 0%, 1%). Closest named color: mediumpurple. Contrast is 2.93:1 on white and 7.17:1 on black. See shades, harmonies and color-blindness simulation.

Color Codes

HEX#af7dfd
RGBrgb(175 125 253)
RGB (legacy)rgb(175, 125, 253)
RGB %rgb(69% 49% 99%)
HSLhsl(263 97% 74%)
HSV / HSBhsv(263, 51%, 99%)
HWBhwb(263 49% 1%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 51%, 0%, 1%)
CIELAB (D50)lab(61.82 39.46 -57.59)
LCHlch(61.82 69.81 304.42)
OKLaboklab(0.6945 0.0914 -0.1607)
OKLCHoklch(0.6945 0.1849 299.61)
Decimal11501053

Properties

Color ToneViolet
Closest named colormediumpurple ΔE 7.3
Closest web-safe color#9966ff
Hue263°
Saturation (HSL / HSV)97% / 51%
Lightness (HSL)74%
Brightness or Value (HSV)99%
Luminance (Rec.601 / Rec.709)61% / 57%
Relative luminance (WCAG)0.3087
Red / Green / Blue175 / 125 / 253

WCAG 2.2 Contrast Ratio

On White (#ffffff)
2.93:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · FailAA Large (3:1) · FailAAA Normal (7:1) · Fail
On Black (#000000)
7.17:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · PassAA Large (3:1) · PassAAA Normal (7:1) · Pass
Aa Bb 123

APCA Contrast Lc (reference) — As text on white / black: Lc 55.4 / -46.4 · As background with white / black text: Lc -60.7 / 48.6

Lightness Scale (OKLCH 50–950)

Eleven steps that change only perceived lightness while keeping hue and chroma — ready to use as design-system color tokens.

Tints (mixed with white)

Shades (mixed with black)

Color Harmonies

Color Vision Deficiency Simulation

Estimated appearance of this color for people with color vision deficiencies (Machado 2009).

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Use in CSS

:root {
  --color-brand: #af7dfd;
  --color-brand-oklch: oklch(69.45% 0.1849 299.61);
}
.text { color: var(--color-brand); }
.background { background-color: var(--color-brand); }
.border { border: 1px solid rgb(175 125 253 / 50%); }
/* Tailwind CSS */
<div class="bg-[#af7dfd] text-[#af7dfd] border-[#af7dfd]">