#AA38C0#AA38C0

#AA38C0 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.216 H 320.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA38C0
RGB	rgb(170, 56, 192)
HSL	hsl(290, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(290, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.5%, 70.8%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.88, 63.99, -48.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.88, 80.58, 322.57°)
OKLab	oklab(56.15% 0.1672 -0.137)
OKLCH	oklch(56.15% 0.216 320.7)
XYZ	xyz(27.5050, 15.1816, 51.3405)
Luminance	0.1518 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA38C0 #4EC038

analogous

#6638C0 #AA38C0 #C03892

triadic

#AA38C0 #C0AA38 #38C0AA

tetradic

#AA38C0 #C06638 #4EC038 #3892C0

square

#AA38C0 #C06638 #4EC038 #3892C0

split-complementary

#AA38C0 #92C038 #38C066

monochromatic

#561C61 #802A91 #AA38C0 #C064D2 #D393DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.20

#AA38C0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#AA38C0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA38C0

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA38C0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA38C0	1.00	5.20	4.04	5.20
#FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065C4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4671BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB5178

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa38c0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 56, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.216 320.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c779d4',
    500: '#aa38c0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa38c0;
$custom-light: #c779d4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa38c0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.294,
    "s": 54.839,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56146,
    "c": 0.21622,
    "h": 320.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1518
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA38C0

secondary

#94CB89

accent

#DE4A62

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFA

border

#D2C9D3

text

#130A14

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA38C0

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

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