#AA38B5#AA38B5

#AA38B5 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.207 H 324.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA38B5
RGB	rgb(170, 56, 181)
HSL	hsl(295, 53%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(295, 69%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.1%, 69.1%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.24, 61.99, -43.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.24, 75.77, 324.90°)
OKLab	oklab(55.48% 0.1676 -0.1213)
OKLCH	oklch(55.48% 0.207 324.1)
XYZ	xyz(26.3315, 14.7122, 45.1599)
Luminance	0.1471 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA38B5 #43B538

analogous

#6C38B5 #AA38B5 #B53882

triadic

#AA38B5 #B5AA38 #38B5AA

tetradic

#AA38B5 #B56C38 #43B538 #3882B5

square

#AA38B5 #B56C38 #43B538 #3882B5

split-complementary

#AA38B5 #82B538 #38B56C

monochromatic

#521B58 #7E2A86 #AA38B5 #C35DCD #D48CDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.33

#AA38B5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.94

#AA38B5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA38B5

5.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA38B5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA38B5	1.00	5.33	3.94	5.33
#FFFFFF	5.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1662B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E70B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD4D72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa38b5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 56, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.207 324.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c779cc',
    500: '#aa38b5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa38b5;
$custom-light: #c779cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa38b5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.72,
    "s": 52.743,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55478,
    "c": 0.20688,
    "h": 324.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14711
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA38B5

secondary

#89C683

accent

#DC4C58

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F9EEF9

border

#D2C9D2

text

#130A13

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA38B5

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

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