#AA36B0#AA36B0

#AA36B0 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.205 H 325.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA36B0
RGB	rgb(170, 54, 176)
HSL	hsl(297, 53%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(297, 69%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.4%, 69.3%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.69, 61.87, -41.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.69, 74.50, 326.15°)
OKLab	oklab(54.99% 0.1697 -0.1152)
OKLCH	oklch(54.99% 0.205 325.8)
XYZ	xyz(25.7327, 14.3206, 42.4747)
Luminance	0.1432 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA36B0 #3CB036

analogous

#6D36B0 #AA36B0 #B03679

triadic

#AA36B0 #B0AA36 #36B0AA

tetradic

#AA36B0 #B06D36 #3CB036 #3679B0

square

#AA36B0 #B06D36 #3CB036 #3679B0

split-complementary

#AA36B0 #79B036 #36B06D

monochromatic

#501952 #7D2881 #AA36B0 #C658CC #D686DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.44

#AA36B0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#AA36B0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA36B0

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA36B0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA36B0	1.00	5.44	3.86	5.44
#FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1B60B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#506FAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE496F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa36b0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 54, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.205 325.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c777c8',
    500: '#aa36b0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa36b0;
$custom-light: #c777c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa36b0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.049,
    "s": 53.043,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54993,
    "c": 0.20514,
    "h": 325.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14319
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA36B0

secondary

#81C47E

accent

#DC4B52

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F9EEF8

border

#D2C9D1

text

#130A13

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA36B0

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

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