#AA36BE#AA36BE

#AA36BE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.217 H 321.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA36BE
RGB	rgb(170, 54, 190)
HSL	hsl(291, 56%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(291, 72%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.5%, 71.6%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.50, 64.36, -48.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.50, 80.54, 323.05°)
OKLab	oklab(55.84% 0.1693 -0.1354)
OKLCH	oklch(55.84% 0.217 321.4)
XYZ	xyz(27.1900, 14.9036, 50.1497)
Luminance	0.1490 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA36BE #4ABE36

analogous

#6636BE #AA36BE #BE368E

triadic

#AA36BE #BEAA36 #36BEAA

tetradic

#AA36BE #BE6636 #4ABE36 #368EBE

square

#AA36BE #BE6636 #4ABE36 #368EBE

split-complementary

#AA36BE #8EBE36 #36BE66

monochromatic

#551B5F #7F288E #AA36BE #C160D2 #D38FDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.28

#AA36BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#AA36BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA36BE

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA36BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA36BE	1.00	5.28	3.98	5.28
#FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4670BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB4F77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa36be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 54, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.217 321.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c778d2',
    500: '#aa36be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa36be;
$custom-light: #c778d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa36be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.176,
    "s": 55.738,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55836,
    "c": 0.21681,
    "h": 321.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14902
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA36BE

secondary

#90CA86

accent

#DF495F

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFA

border

#D2C9D3

text

#140A14

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA36BE

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

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