#AA38AC#AA38AC

#AA38AC is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.199 H 327.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA38AC
RGB	rgb(170, 56, 172)
HSL	hsl(299, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(299, 67%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.2%, 67.4%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.74, 60.42, -39.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.74, 71.94, 327.12°)
OKLab	oklab(54.96% 0.1675 -0.1081)
OKLCH	oklch(54.96% 0.199 327.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.4377, 14.3547, 40.4526)
Luminance	0.1435 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#AA38AC #3AAC38

analogous

#7038AC #AA38AC #AC3874

triadic

#AA38AC #ACAA38 #38ACAA

tetradic

#AA38AC #AC7038 #3AAC38 #3874AC

square

#AA38AC #AC7038 #3AAC38 #3874AC

split-complementary

#AA38AC #74AC38 #38AC70

monochromatic

#4F1A50 #7C297E #AA38AC #C758C9 #D687D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.43

#AA38AC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#AA38AC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA38AC

5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA38AC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA38AC	1.00	5.43	3.87	5.43
#FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2560AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#546FA9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF496E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa38ac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 56, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.199 327.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c778c5',
    500: '#aa38ac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa38ac;
$custom-light: #c778c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa38ac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 298.966,
    "s": 50.877,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54957,
    "c": 0.19941,
    "h": 327.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14353
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA38AC

secondary

#7FC27E

accent

#DA4D50

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F9EEF8

border

#D2C9D1

text

#130A13

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA38AC

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

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