#AA38AB#AA38AB

#AA38AB is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.199 H 327.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA38AB
RGB	rgb(170, 56, 171)
HSL	hsl(299, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(299, 67%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0.6%, 67.3%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.68, 60.25, -38.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.68, 71.53, 327.39°)
OKLab	oklab(54.9% 0.1675 -0.1067)
OKLCH	oklch(54.9% 0.199 327.5)
XYZ	xyz(25.3421, 14.3164, 39.9487)
Luminance	0.1431 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA38AB #39AB38

analogous

#7038AB #AA38AB #AB3873

triadic

#AA38AB #ABAA38 #38ABAA

tetradic

#AA38AB #AB7038 #39AB38 #3873AB

square

#AA38AB #AB7038 #39AB38 #3873AB

split-complementary

#AA38AB #73AB38 #38AB70

monochromatic

#4E1A4F #7C297D #AA38AB #C758C8 #D786D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.44

#AA38AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#AA38AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA38AB

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA38AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA38AB	1.00	5.44	3.86	5.44
#FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2660AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#546FA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF486D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa38ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 56, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.199 327.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c778c4',
    500: '#aa38ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa38ab;
$custom-light: #c778c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa38ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 299.478,
    "s": 50.661,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.549,
    "c": 0.1986,
    "h": 327.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14315
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA38AB

secondary

#7EC17D

accent

#DA4E4F

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F9EEF8

border

#D2C9D1

text

#130A13

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA38AB

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

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