#AA36CC#AA36CC

#AA36CC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.229 H 317.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA36CC
RGB	rgb(170, 54, 204)
HSL	hsl(286, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(286, 74%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.7%, 73.5%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.37, 66.96, -55.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.37, 86.75, 320.53°)
OKLab	oklab(56.73% 0.1682 -0.1551)
OKLCH	oklch(56.73% 0.229 317.3)
XYZ	xyz(28.7942, 15.5453, 58.5988)
Luminance	0.1554 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA36CC #58CC36

analogous

#5F36CC #AA36CC #CC36A3

triadic

#AA36CC #CCAA36 #36CCAA

tetradic

#AA36CC #CC5F36 #58CC36 #36A3CC

square

#AA36CC #CC5F36 #58CC36 #36A3CC

split-complementary

#AA36CC #A3CC36 #36CC5F

monochromatic

#5A1B6C #82289D #AA36CC #BF67D8 #D398E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#AA36CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#AA36CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA36CC

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA36CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA36CC	1.00	5.11	4.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A71C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A8557F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa36cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 54, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.229 317.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c878dc',
    500: '#aa36cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa36cc;
$custom-light: #c878dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa36cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.4,
    "s": 59.524,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56734,
    "c": 0.22876,
    "h": 317.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15544
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA36CC

secondary

#9DD08E

accent

#E34569

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFB

border

#D2C9D4

text

#140A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA36CC

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

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