#AA38BF#AA38BF

#AA38BF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.215 H 321.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA38BF
RGB	rgb(170, 56, 191)
HSL	hsl(291, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(291, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(11%, 70.7%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.82, 63.80, -48.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.82, 80.14, 322.77°)
OKLab	oklab(56.08% 0.1673 -0.1356)
OKLCH	oklch(56.08% 0.215 321)
XYZ	xyz(27.3946, 15.1374, 50.7590)
Luminance	0.1514 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA38BF #4DBF38

analogous

#6638BF #AA38BF #BF3890

triadic

#AA38BF #BFAA38 #38BFAA

tetradic

#AA38BF #BF6638 #4DBF38 #3890BF

square

#AA38BF #BF6638 #4DBF38 #3890BF

split-complementary

#AA38BF #90BF38 #38BF66

monochromatic

#561C60 #802A90 #AA38BF #C063D1 #D392DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.21

#AA38BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#AA38BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA38BF

5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA38BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA38BF	1.00	5.21	4.03	5.21
#FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4771BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB5178

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa38bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 56, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.215 321.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c779d3',
    500: '#aa38bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa38bf;
$custom-light: #c779d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa38bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.667,
    "s": 54.656,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56084,
    "c": 0.21536,
    "h": 321
  },
  "luminance": 0.15136
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA38BF

secondary

#93CA89

accent

#DE4A61

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFA

border

#D2C9D3

text

#130A14

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA38BF

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

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