#AA36C4#AA36C4

#AA36C4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.222 H 319.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA36C4
RGB	rgb(170, 54, 196)
HSL	hsl(289, 57%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(289, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.3%, 72.4%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.87, 65.46, -51.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.87, 83.18, 321.90°)
OKLab	oklab(56.22% 0.1689 -0.1439)
OKLCH	oklch(56.22% 0.222 319.6)
XYZ	xyz(27.8593, 15.1713, 53.6747)
Luminance	0.1517 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA36C4 #50C436

analogous

#6336C4 #AA36C4 #C43697

triadic

#AA36C4 #C4AA36 #36C4AA

tetradic

#AA36C4 #C46336 #50C436 #3697C4

square

#AA36C4 #C46336 #50C436 #3697C4

split-complementary

#AA36C4 #97C436 #36C463

monochromatic

#571C64 #802994 #AA36C4 #BF63D4 #D393E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.21

#AA36C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#AA36C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA36C4

5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA36C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA36C4	1.00	5.21	4.03	5.21
#FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4170C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AA527A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa36c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 54, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.222 319.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c778d6',
    500: '#aa36c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa36c4;
$custom-light: #c778d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa36c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.014,
    "s": 56.8,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56215,
    "c": 0.2219,
    "h": 319.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1517
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA36C4

secondary

#96CC89

accent

#E04864

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFA

border

#D2C9D3

text

#140A14

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA36C4

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

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