#AA38B8#AA38B8

#AA38B8 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.209 H 323.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA38B8
RGB	rgb(170, 56, 184)
HSL	hsl(293, 53%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(293, 70%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.6%, 69.6%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.41, 62.53, -45.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.41, 77.07, 324.23°)
OKLab	oklab(55.66% 0.1676 -0.1256)
OKLCH	oklch(55.66% 0.209 323.1)
XYZ	xyz(26.6426, 14.8366, 46.7985)
Luminance	0.1484 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA38B8 #46B838

analogous

#6A38B8 #AA38B8 #B83886

triadic

#AA38B8 #B8AA38 #38B8AA

tetradic

#AA38B8 #B86A38 #46B838 #3886B8

square

#AA38B8 #B86A38 #46B838 #3886B8

split-complementary

#AA38B8 #86B838 #38B86A

monochromatic

#531B5A #7F2A89 #AA38B8 #C25FCE #D48EDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.29

#AA38B8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#AA38B8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA38B8

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA38B8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA38B8	1.00	5.29	3.97	5.29
#FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0F63BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C70B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD4E74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa38b8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 56, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.209 323.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c779ce',
    500: '#aa38b8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa38b8;
$custom-light: #c779ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa38b8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.438,
    "s": 53.333,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55657,
    "c": 0.20941,
    "h": 323.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14835
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA38B8

secondary

#8CC785

accent

#DD4B5B

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F9EEF9

border

#D2C9D2

text

#130A14

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA38B8

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

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