#AA38B2#AA38B2

#AA38B2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.204 H 325.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA38B2
RGB	rgb(170, 56, 178)
HSL	hsl(296, 52%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(296, 69%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.5%, 68.5%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.07, 61.46, -42.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.07, 74.48, 325.61°)
OKLab	oklab(55.3% 0.1676 -0.1169)
OKLCH	oklch(55.3% 0.204 325.1)
XYZ	xyz(26.0270, 14.5904, 43.5562)
Luminance	0.1459 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA38B2 #40B238

analogous

#6D38B2 #AA38B2 #B2387D

triadic

#AA38B2 #B2AA38 #38B2AA

tetradic

#AA38B2 #B26D38 #40B238 #387DB2

square

#AA38B2 #B26D38 #40B238 #387DB2

split-complementary

#AA38B2 #7DB238 #38B26D

monochromatic

#511B55 #7E2983 #AA38B2 #C45CCC #D58ADA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.36

#AA38B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.92

#AA38B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA38B2

5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA38B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA38B2	1.00	5.36	3.92	5.36
#FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1C62B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#506FAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE4B71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa38b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 56, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.204 325.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c778c9',
    500: '#aa38b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa38b2;
$custom-light: #c778c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa38b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.066,
    "s": 52.137,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55301,
    "c": 0.20438,
    "h": 325.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14589
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA38B2

secondary

#86C581

accent

#DC4C56

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F9EEF8

border

#D2C9D1

text

#130A13

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA38B2

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

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