#AA279D#AA279D

#AA279D is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.207 H 332.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA279D
RGB	rgb(170, 39, 157)
HSL	hsl(306, 63%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(306, 77%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.1%, 7.6%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.90, 63.77, -34.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.90, 72.55, 331.52°)
OKLab	oklab(52.66% 0.1837 -0.0951)
OKLCH	oklch(52.66% 0.207 332.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.3890, 12.4334, 33.0598)
Luminance	0.1243 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA279D #27AA34

analogous

#7527AA #AA279D #AA275B

triadic

#AA279D #9DAA27 #279DAA

tetradic

#AA279D #AA7527 #27AA34 #275BAA

square

#AA279D #AA7527 #27AA34 #275BAA

split-complementary

#AA279D #5BAA27 #27AA75

monochromatic

#461041 #781C6F #AA279D #D23CC3 #DE6ED3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.02

#AA279D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#AA279D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA279D

6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA279D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA279D	1.00	6.02	3.49	6.02
#FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1F57A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#54699A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B23661

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa279d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 39, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.207 332.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c770ba',
    500: '#aa279d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa279d;
$custom-light: #c770ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa279d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 305.954,
    "s": 62.679,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52656,
    "c": 0.20684,
    "h": 332.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12431
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA279D

secondary

#69C472

accent

#E65242

background

#FCF7FB

surface

#F9EDF6

border

#D2C8D0

text

#140912

muted

#827B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA279D

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

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