#AA38C1#AA38C1

#AA38C1 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.217 H 320.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA38C1
RGB	rgb(170, 56, 193)
HSL	hsl(290, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(290, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.9%, 71%, 0%, 24.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.94, 64.17, -49.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.94, 81.02, 322.38°)
OKLab	oklab(56.21% 0.1672 -0.1385)
OKLCH	oklch(56.21% 0.217 320.4)
XYZ	xyz(27.6162, 15.2261, 51.9260)
Luminance	0.1522 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA38C1 #4FC138

analogous

#6638C1 #AA38C1 #C13894

triadic

#AA38C1 #C1AA38 #38C1AA

tetradic

#AA38C1 #C16638 #4FC138 #3894C1

square

#AA38C1 #C16638 #4FC138 #3894C1

split-complementary

#AA38C1 #94C138 #38C166

monochromatic

#561C62 #802A92 #AA38C1 #C064D2 #D394E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#AA38C1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#AA38C1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA38C1

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA38C1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA38C1	1.00	5.19	4.04	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065C5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4571BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB5279

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa38c1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 56, 193);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.217 320.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c779d4',
    500: '#aa38c1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa38c1;
$custom-light: #c779d4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa38c1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 193
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.927,
    "s": 55.02,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56209,
    "c": 0.21708,
    "h": 320.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15225
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA38C1

secondary

#95CB8A

accent

#DE4962

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFA

border

#D2C9D3

text

#140A14

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA38C1

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

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