#AA38B4#AA38B4

#AA38B4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.206 H 324.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA38B4
RGB	rgb(170, 56, 180)
HSL	hsl(295, 53%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(295, 69%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.6%, 68.9%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.18, 61.82, -43.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.18, 75.34, 325.13°)
OKLab	oklab(55.42% 0.1676 -0.1198)
OKLCH	oklch(55.42% 0.206 324.4)
XYZ	xyz(26.2293, 14.6713, 44.6215)
Luminance	0.1467 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA38B4 #42B438

analogous

#6C38B4 #AA38B4 #B43880

triadic

#AA38B4 #B4AA38 #38B4AA

tetradic

#AA38B4 #B46C38 #42B438 #3880B4

square

#AA38B4 #B46C38 #42B438 #3880B4

split-complementary

#AA38B4 #80B438 #38B46C

monochromatic

#521B57 #7E2985 #AA38B4 #C35DCD #D58BDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.34

#AA38B4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#AA38B4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA38B4

5.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA38B4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA38B4	1.00	5.34	3.93	5.34
#FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1862B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F70B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD4C72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa38b4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 56, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.206 324.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c778cb',
    500: '#aa38b4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa38b4;
$custom-light: #c778cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa38b4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.161,
    "s": 52.542,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55419,
    "c": 0.20604,
    "h": 324.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1467
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA38B4

secondary

#88C582

accent

#DC4C57

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F9EEF8

border

#D2C9D1

text

#130A13

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA38B4

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

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