#AA38B0#AA38B0

#AA38B0 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.203 H 325.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA38B0
RGB	rgb(170, 56, 176)
HSL	hsl(297, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(297, 68%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.4%, 68.2%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.96, 61.11, -41.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.96, 73.63, 326.10°)
OKLab	oklab(55.18% 0.1676 -0.114)
OKLCH	oklch(55.18% 0.203 325.8)
XYZ	xyz(25.8277, 14.5106, 42.5063)
Luminance	0.1451 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA38B0 #3EB038

analogous

#6E38B0 #AA38B0 #B0387A

triadic

#AA38B0 #B0AA38 #38B0AA

tetradic

#AA38B0 #B06E38 #3EB038 #387AB0

square

#AA38B0 #B06E38 #3EB038 #387AB0

split-complementary

#AA38B0 #7AB038 #38B06E

monochromatic

#501A53 #7D2982 #AA38B0 #C55BCB #D589D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.38

#AA38B0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#AA38B0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA38B0

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA38B0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA38B0	1.00	5.38	3.90	5.38
#FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1F61B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#516FAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE4A70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa38b0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 56, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.203 325.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c778c8',
    500: '#aa38b0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa38b0;
$custom-light: #c778c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa38b0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297,
    "s": 51.724,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55185,
    "c": 0.20272,
    "h": 325.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14509
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA38B0

secondary

#84C480

accent

#DB4D54

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F9EEF8

border

#D2C9D1

text

#130A13

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA38B0

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

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