#AA37CC#AA37CC

#AA37CC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.228 H 317.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA37CC
RGB	rgb(170, 55, 204)
HSL	hsl(286, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(286, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.7%, 73%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.50, 66.61, -54.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.50, 86.34, 320.48°)
OKLab	oklab(56.82% 0.1672 -0.1545)
OKLCH	oklch(56.82% 0.228 317.3)
XYZ	xyz(28.8412, 15.6393, 58.6145)
Luminance	0.1564 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA37CC #59CC37

analogous

#5F37CC #AA37CC #CC37A3

triadic

#AA37CC #CCAA37 #37CCAA

tetradic

#AA37CC #CC5F37 #59CC37 #37A3CC

square

#AA37CC #CC5F37 #59CC37 #37A3CC

split-complementary

#AA37CC #A3CC37 #37CC5F

monochromatic

#5A1C6D #83289E #AA37CC #BF68D8 #D399E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#AA37CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#AA37CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA37CC

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA37CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA37CC	1.00	5.09	4.13	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A72C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A8567F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa37cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 55, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.228 317.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c779dc',
    500: '#aa37cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa37cc;
$custom-light: #c779dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa37cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.309,
    "s": 59.363,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56823,
    "c": 0.22768,
    "h": 317.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15638
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA37CC

secondary

#9DD08E

accent

#E34569

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFB

border

#D2C9D4

text

#140A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA37CC

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

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