#AA37CE#AA37CE

#AA37CE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.229 H 316.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA37CE
RGB	rgb(170, 55, 206)
HSL	hsl(286, 61%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(286, 73%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.5%, 73.3%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.63, 66.99, -55.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.63, 87.24, 320.16°)
OKLab	oklab(56.96% 0.167 -0.1573)
OKLCH	oklch(56.96% 0.229 316.7)
XYZ	xyz(29.0826, 15.7359, 59.8859)
Luminance	0.1573 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA37CE #5BCE37

analogous

#5E37CE #AA37CE #CE37A7

triadic

#AA37CE #CEAA37 #37CEAA

tetradic

#AA37CE #CE5E37 #5BCE37 #37A7CE

square

#AA37CE #CE5E37 #5BCE37 #37A7CE

split-complementary

#AA37CE #A7CE37 #37CE5E

monochromatic

#5B1B6F #8427A0 #AA37CE #BF68DA #D499E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.06

#AA37CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#AA37CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA37CE

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA37CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA37CE	1.00	5.06	4.15	5.06
#FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3872CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A85780

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa37ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 55, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.229 316.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c879de',
    500: '#aa37ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa37ce;
$custom-light: #c879de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa37ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.695,
    "s": 60.643,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56955,
    "c": 0.22941,
    "h": 316.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15735
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA37CE

secondary

#9FD28F

accent

#E4446A

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFB

border

#D2C9D4

text

#140A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA37CE

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

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