#AA279B#AA279B

#AA279B is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.205 H 333.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA279B
RGB	rgb(170, 39, 155)
HSL	hsl(307, 63%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(307, 77%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.1%, 8.8%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.79, 63.46, -33.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.79, 71.79, 332.13°)
OKLab	oklab(52.55% 0.1836 -0.0921)
OKLCH	oklch(52.55% 0.205 333.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.2196, 12.3657, 32.1679)
Luminance	0.1236 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA279B #27AA36

analogous

#7727AA #AA279B #AA2759

triadic

#AA279B #9BAA27 #279BAA

tetradic

#AA279B #AA7727 #27AA36 #2759AA

square

#AA279B #AA7727 #27AA36 #2759AA

split-complementary

#AA279B #59AA27 #27AA77

monochromatic

#461040 #781C6E #AA279B #D23CC1 #DE6ED1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.05

#AA279B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#AA279B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA279B

6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA279B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA279B	1.00	6.05	3.47	6.05
#FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#21579E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#556998

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B2355F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa279b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 39, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.205 333.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c770b9',
    500: '#aa279b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa279b;
$custom-light: #c770b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa279b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 306.87,
    "s": 62.679,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52547,
    "c": 0.20541,
    "h": 333.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12364
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA279B

secondary

#69C473

accent

#E65542

background

#FCF7FB

surface

#F9EDF6

border

#D2C8D0

text

#140811

muted

#827B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA279B

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

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