#AA36CD#AA36CD

#AA36CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.230 H 317.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA36CD
RGB	rgb(170, 54, 205)
HSL	hsl(286, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(286, 74%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.1%, 73.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.44, 67.15, -55.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.44, 87.19, 320.37°)
OKLab	oklab(56.8% 0.168 -0.1565)
OKLCH	oklch(56.8% 0.23 317)
XYZ	xyz(28.9145, 15.5934, 59.2325)
Luminance	0.1559 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA36CD #59CD36

analogous

#5E36CD #AA36CD #CD36A4

triadic

#AA36CD #CDAA36 #36CDAA

tetradic

#AA36CD #CD5E36 #59CD36 #36A4CD

square

#AA36CD #CD5E36 #59CD36 #36A4CD

split-complementary

#AA36CD #A4CD36 #36CD5E

monochromatic

#5A1B6D #83279E #AA36CD #BF67D9 #D398E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#AA36CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#AA36CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA36CD

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA36CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA36CD	1.00	5.10	4.12	5.10
#FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3971CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A8567F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa36cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 54, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.230 317.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c879dd',
    500: '#aa36cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa36cd;
$custom-light: #c879dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa36cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.093,
    "s": 60.159,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.568,
    "c": 0.22962,
    "h": 317
  },
  "luminance": 0.15592
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA36CD

secondary

#9DD18E

accent

#E34469

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFB

border

#D2C9D4

text

#140A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA36CD

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

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