#AA36CF#AA36CF

#AA36CF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.231 H 316.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA36CF
RGB	rgb(170, 54, 207)
HSL	hsl(285, 61%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(285, 74%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.9%, 73.9%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.57, 67.53, -56.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.57, 88.09, 320.05°)
OKLab	oklab(56.93% 0.1678 -0.1593)
OKLCH	oklch(56.93% 0.231 316.5)
XYZ	xyz(29.1575, 15.6906, 60.5121)
Luminance	0.1569 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA36CF #5BCF36

analogous

#5D36CF #AA36CF #CF36A7

triadic

#AA36CF #CFAA36 #36CFAA

tetradic

#AA36CF #CF5D36 #5BCF36 #36A7CF

square

#AA36CF #CF5D36 #5BCF36 #36A7CF

split-complementary

#AA36CF #A7CF36 #36CF5D

monochromatic

#5B1B70 #8427A1 #AA36CF #BF67DB #D499E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.08

#AA36CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#AA36CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA36CF

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA36CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA36CF	1.00	5.08	4.14	5.08
#FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3672CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A85780

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa36cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 54, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.231 316.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c879de',
    500: '#aa36cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa36cf;
$custom-light: #c879de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa36cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.49,
    "s": 61.446,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56933,
    "c": 0.23135,
    "h": 316.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15689
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA36CF

secondary

#9FD28F

accent

#E5436A

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFB

border

#D2C9D4

text

#140A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA36CF

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

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