#AA38AF#AA38AF

#AA38AF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.202 H 326.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA38AF
RGB	rgb(170, 56, 175)
HSL	hsl(297, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(297, 68%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.9%, 68%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.90, 60.94, -40.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.90, 73.21, 326.35°)
OKLab	oklab(55.13% 0.1676 -0.1125)
OKLCH	oklch(55.13% 0.202 326.1)
XYZ	xyz(25.7291, 14.4712, 41.9872)
Luminance	0.1447 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#AA38AF #3DAF38

analogous

#6E38AF #AA38AF #AF3878

triadic

#AA38AF #AFAA38 #38AFAA

tetradic

#AA38AF #AF6E38 #3DAF38 #3878AF

square

#AA38AF #AF6E38 #3DAF38 #3878AF

split-complementary

#AA38AF #78AF38 #38AF6E

monochromatic

#501A52 #7D2981 #AA38AF #C55ACA #D688D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.39

#AA38AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.89

#AA38AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA38AF

5.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA38AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA38AF	1.00	5.39	3.89	5.39
#FFFFFF	5.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2161B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#526FAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE4A6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa38af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 56, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.202 326.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c778c7',
    500: '#aa38af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa38af;
$custom-light: #c778c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa38af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.479,
    "s": 51.515,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55128,
    "c": 0.20188,
    "h": 326.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1447
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA38AF

secondary

#82C380

accent

#DB4D53

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F9EEF8

border

#D2C9D1

text

#130A13

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA38AF

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

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