#AA38AA#AA38AA

#AA38AA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.198 H 327.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA38AA
RGB	rgb(170, 56, 170)
HSL	hsl(300, 50%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(300, 67%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.1%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.63, 60.08, -38.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.63, 71.11, 327.66°)
OKLab	oklab(54.84% 0.1675 -0.1052)
OKLCH	oklch(54.84% 0.198 327.9)
XYZ	xyz(25.2471, 14.2784, 39.4487)
Luminance	0.1428 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA38AA #38AA38

analogous

#7138AA #AA38AA #AA3871

triadic

#AA38AA #AAAA38 #38AAAA

tetradic

#AA38AA #AA7138 #38AA38 #3871AA

square

#AA38AA #AA7138 #38AA38 #3871AA

split-complementary

#AA38AA #71AA38 #38AA71

monochromatic

#4E1A4E #7C297C #AA38AA #C857C8 #D785D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.45

#AA38AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#AA38AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA38AA

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA38AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA38AA	1.00	5.45	3.86	5.45
#FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2760AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#556FA7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF486C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa38aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 56, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.198 327.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c778c4',
    500: '#aa38aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa38aa;
$custom-light: #c778c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa38aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 50.442,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54844,
    "c": 0.19779,
    "h": 327.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14277
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA38AA

secondary

#7DC17D

accent

#DA4E4E

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F9EEF8

border

#D2C9D1

text

#130A12

muted

#827C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA38AA

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

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