#AA36AA#AA36AA

#AA36AA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.200 H 327.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA36AA
RGB	rgb(170, 54, 170)
HSL	hsl(300, 52%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(300, 68%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.2%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.36, 60.84, -38.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.36, 71.98, 327.69°)
OKLab	oklab(54.65% 0.1696 -0.1064)
OKLCH	oklch(54.65% 0.2 327.9)
XYZ	xyz(25.1521, 14.0884, 39.4170)
Luminance	0.1409 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA36AA #36AA36

analogous

#7036AA #AA36AA #AA3670

triadic

#AA36AA #AAAA36 #36AAAA

tetradic

#AA36AA #AA7036 #36AA36 #3670AA

square

#AA36AA #AA7036 #36AA36 #3670AA

split-complementary

#AA36AA #70AA36 #36AA70

monochromatic

#4D184D #7C277C #AA36AA #C954C9 #D883D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.50

#AA36AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82

#AA36AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA36AA

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA36AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA36AA	1.00	5.50	3.82	5.50
#FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#245FAD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#546EA7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF476C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa36aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 54, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.200 327.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c777c4',
    500: '#aa36aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa36aa;
$custom-light: #c777c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa36aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 51.786,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5465,
    "c": 0.20026,
    "h": 327.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14087
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA36AA

secondary

#7BC17B

accent

#DB4D4D

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F9EEF8

border

#D2C9D1

text

#130912

muted

#827B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA36AA

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

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