#AA36C3#AA36C3

#AA36C3 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.221 H 319.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#AA36C3
RGBrgb(170, 54, 195)
HSLhsl(289, 57%, 49%)
HSVhsv(289, 72%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(12.8%, 72.3%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LABlab(45.81, 65.28, -50.84)
CIE-LCHlch(45.81, 82.74, 322.09°)
OKLaboklab(56.15% 0.169 -0.1425)
OKLCHoklch(56.15% 0.221 319.9)
XYZxyz(27.7458, 15.1259, 53.0773)
Luminance0.1512 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familypurple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#AA36C3 #4FC336
analogous
#6436C3 #AA36C3 #C33696
triadic
#AA36C3 #C3AA36 #36C3AA
tetradic
#AA36C3 #C36436 #4FC336 #3696C3
square
#AA36C3 #C36436 #4FC336 #3696C3
split-complementary
#AA36C3 #96C336 #36C364
monochromatic
#561B63 #802993 #AA36C3 #C063D4 #D392E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22
#AA36C3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02
#AA36C3 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA36C3
5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##AA36C3#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##AA36C31.005.224.025.22
#FFFFFF5.221.0021.001.00
#0000004.0221.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.221.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#0065C7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4270C0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AA527A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #aa36c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 54, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.221 319.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c778d6',
    500: '#aa36c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #aa36c3;
$custom-light: #c778d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#aa36c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.362,
    "s": 56.627,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56151,
    "c": 0.22105,
    "h": 319.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15125
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#AA36C3
secondary
#95CC89
accent
#E04863
background
#FCF7FD
surface
#F9EEFA
border
#D2C9D3
text
#140A14
muted
#827C83

Preview Lab

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#AA36C3 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva