#AA37CD#AA37CD

#AA37CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.229 H 317.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA37CD
RGB	rgb(170, 55, 205)
HSL	hsl(286, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(286, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.1%, 73.2%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.56, 66.80, -55.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.56, 86.79, 320.32°)
OKLab	oklab(56.89% 0.1671 -0.1559)
OKLCH	oklch(56.89% 0.229 317)
XYZ	xyz(28.9616, 15.6874, 59.2482)
Luminance	0.1569 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA37CD #5ACD37

analogous

#5F37CD #AA37CD #CD37A5

triadic

#AA37CD #CDAA37 #37CDAA

tetradic

#AA37CD #CD5F37 #5ACD37 #37A5CD

square

#AA37CD #CD5F37 #5ACD37 #37A5CD

split-complementary

#AA37CD #A5CD37 #37CD5F

monochromatic

#5B1C6E #83289F #AA37CD #BF68D9 #D499E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.08

#AA37CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#AA37CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA37CD

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA37CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA37CD	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)

#0067D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3972CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A8567F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa37cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 55, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.229 317.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c879dd',
    500: '#aa37cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa37cd;
$custom-light: #c879dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa37cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56889,
    "c": 0.22855,
    "h": 317
  },
  "luminance": 0.15686
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA37CD

secondary

#9ED18F

accent

#E3456A

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFB

border

#D2C9D4

text

#140A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA37CD

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

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