#AA38BE#AA38BE

#AA38BE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.214 H 321.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA38BE
RGB	rgb(170, 56, 190)
HSL	hsl(291, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(291, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.5%, 70.5%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.76, 63.62, -48.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.76, 79.70, 322.97°)
OKLab	oklab(56.02% 0.1673 -0.1342)
OKLCH	oklch(56.02% 0.215 321.3)
XYZ	xyz(27.2850, 15.0936, 50.1814)
Luminance	0.1509 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#AA38BE #4CBE38

analogous

#6738BE #AA38BE #BE388F

triadic

#AA38BE #BEAA38 #38BEAA

tetradic

#AA38BE #BE6738 #4CBE38 #388FBE

square

#AA38BE #BE6738 #4CBE38 #388FBE

split-complementary

#AA38BE #8FBE38 #38BE67

monochromatic

#551C5F #802A8F #AA38BE #C062D1 #D392DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.23

#AA38BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#AA38BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA38BE

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA38BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA38BE	1.00	5.23	4.02	5.23
#FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4871BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB5177

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa38be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 56, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.214 321.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c779d2',
    500: '#aa38be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa38be;
$custom-light: #c779d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa38be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.045,
    "s": 54.472,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56022,
    "c": 0.2145,
    "h": 321.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15092
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA38BE

secondary

#92CA88

accent

#DE4A60

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFA

border

#D2C9D3

text

#130A14

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA38BE

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

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