#AA36C2#AA36C2

#AA36C2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.220 H 320.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA36C2
RGB	rgb(170, 54, 194)
HSL	hsl(290, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(290, 72%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.4%, 72.2%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.74, 65.09, -50.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.74, 82.30, 322.27°)
OKLab	oklab(56.09% 0.1691 -0.1411)
OKLCH	oklch(56.09% 0.22 320.2)
XYZ	xyz(27.6331, 15.0808, 52.4838)
Luminance	0.1508 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA36C2 #4EC236

analogous

#6436C2 #AA36C2 #C23694

triadic

#AA36C2 #C2AA36 #36C2AA

tetradic

#AA36C2 #C26436 #4EC236 #3694C2

square

#AA36C2 #C26436 #4EC236 #3694C2

split-complementary

#AA36C2 #94C236 #36C264

monochromatic

#561B62 #802992 #AA36C2 #C062D3 #D392E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.23

#AA36C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#AA36C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA36C2

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA36C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA36C2	1.00	5.23	4.02	5.23
#FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4370BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB5179

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa36c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 54, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.220 320.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c778d5',
    500: '#aa36c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa36c2;
$custom-light: #c778d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa36c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.714,
    "s": 56.452,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56087,
    "c": 0.2202,
    "h": 320.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15079
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA36C2

secondary

#94CC88

accent

#E04862

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFA

border

#D2C9D3

text

#140A14

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA36C2

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

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