#AA27B0#AA27B0

#AA27B0 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.221 H 326.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA27B0
RGB	rgb(170, 39, 176)
HSL	hsl(297, 64%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(297, 78%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.4%, 77.8%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.96, 66.80, -44.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.96, 80.12, 326.48°)
OKLab	oklab(53.76% 0.1835 -0.1231)
OKLCH	oklch(53.76% 0.221 326.1)
XYZ	xyz(25.1391, 13.1334, 42.2768)
Luminance	0.1313 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA27B0 #2DB027

analogous

#6527B0 #AA27B0 #B02772

triadic

#AA27B0 #B0AA27 #27B0AA

tetradic

#AA27B0 #B06527 #2DB027 #2772B0

square

#AA27B0 #B06527 #2DB027 #2772B0

split-complementary

#AA27B0 #72B027 #27B065

monochromatic

#49114C #7A1C7E #AA27B0 #CE40D5 #DB72E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.79

#AA27B0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.63

#AA27B0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA27B0

5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA27B0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA27B0	1.00	5.79	3.63	5.79
#FFFFFF	5.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BB4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#496BAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE406B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa27b0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 39, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.221 326.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c771c8',
    500: '#aa27b0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa27b0;
$custom-light: #c771c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa27b0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.372,
    "s": 63.721,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53761,
    "c": 0.22095,
    "h": 326.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13132
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA27B0

secondary

#70C76C

accent

#E74148

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F9EDF8

border

#D2C8D1

text

#140913

muted

#827B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA27B0

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

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