#AA38AE#AA38AE

#AA38AE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.201 H 326.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA38AE
RGB	rgb(170, 56, 174)
HSL	hsl(298, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(298, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.3%, 67.8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.85, 60.76, -40.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.85, 72.79, 326.60°)
OKLab	oklab(55.07% 0.1676 -0.1111)
OKLCH	oklch(55.07% 0.201 326.5)
XYZ	xyz(25.6312, 14.4321, 41.4718)
Luminance	0.1443 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#AA38AE #3CAE38

analogous

#6F38AE #AA38AE #AE3877

triadic

#AA38AE #AEAA38 #38AEAA

tetradic

#AA38AE #AE6F38 #3CAE38 #3877AE

square

#AA38AE #AE6F38 #3CAE38 #3877AE

split-complementary

#AA38AE #77AE38 #38AE6F

monochromatic

#501A51 #7D2980 #AA38AE #C659CA #D688D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.40

#AA38AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.89

#AA38AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA38AE

5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA38AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA38AE	1.00	5.40	3.89	5.40
#FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2261B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#526FAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF4A6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa38ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 56, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.201 326.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c778c6',
    500: '#aa38ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa38ae;
$custom-light: #c778c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa38ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.966,
    "s": 51.304,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5507,
    "c": 0.20107,
    "h": 326.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1443
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA38AE

secondary

#81C37F

accent

#DB4D52

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F9EEF8

border

#D2C9D1

text

#130A13

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA38AE

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

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