#AF42F8

A light, vivid purple closely aligning with Blueviolet.

About #AF42F8

When working with digital screens, the color #AF42F8 is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Blueviolet. Its digital footprint relies on 175 parts red, 66 parts green, and 248 parts blue light.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 29% cyan and 73% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 275.9° hue, 92.9% saturation, and 61.6% lightness.

From a UX and accessibility standpoint, contrast is paramount. Because it is a light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#AF42F8
RGB175, 66, 248
HSL275.9°, 92.9%, 61.6%
CMYK29%, 73%, 0%, 3%
HSV275.9°, 73.4%, 97.3%
LAB51.6, 72.3, -71.6
XYZ36.6, 19.8, 90.7
Decimal11485944

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.24:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
4.96:1
Text on #000000
AA
4.05:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.21:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #AF42F8; }
.text-color { color: #AF42F8; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #AF42F8; }

Similar Colors

Blueviolet
#8A2BE2