#AA38BD#AA38BD

#AA38BD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.214 H 321.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA38BD
RGB	rgb(170, 56, 189)
HSL	hsl(291, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(291, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.1%, 70.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.70, 63.44, -47.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.70, 79.26, 323.17°)
OKLab	oklab(55.96% 0.1674 -0.1328)
OKLCH	oklch(55.96% 0.214 321.6)
XYZ	xyz(27.1760, 15.0500, 49.6077)
Luminance	0.1505 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA38BD #4BBD38

analogous

#6838BD #AA38BD #BD388D

triadic

#AA38BD #BDAA38 #38BDAA

tetradic

#AA38BD #BD6838 #4BBD38 #388DBD

square

#AA38BD #BD6838 #4BBD38 #388DBD

split-complementary

#AA38BD #8DBD38 #38BD68

monochromatic

#551C5F #802A8E #AA38BD #C162D0 #D391DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#AA38BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#AA38BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA38BD

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA38BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA38BD	1.00	5.24	4.01	5.24
#FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4870BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC5077

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa38bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 56, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.214 321.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c779d1',
    500: '#aa38bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa38bd;
$custom-light: #c779d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa38bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.429,
    "s": 54.286,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55961,
    "c": 0.21365,
    "h": 321.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15049
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA38BD

secondary

#91C987

accent

#DE4A5F

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F9EEF9

border

#D2C9D2

text

#130A14

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA38BD

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

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