#AF42F0
A light, vivid purple closely aligning with Blueviolet.
About #AF42F0
Visually, #AF42F0 is defined as a vivid purple. Designers often compare it to the standard color Blueviolet. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 175, 66, and 240.
When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 27% cyan and 72% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 277.6° hue, 85.3% saturation, and 60.0% lightness.
Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#AF42F0
RGB175, 66, 240
HSL277.6°, 85.3%, 60.0%
CMYK27%, 72%, 0%, 6%
HSV277.6°, 72.5%, 94.1%
LAB51.0, 70.6, -68.1
XYZ35.4, 19.3, 84.3
Decimal11485936
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
4.32:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
4.86:1
Text on #000000
AA
4.13:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.13:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #AF42F0;
}
.text-color {
color: #AF42F0;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #AF42F0;
}