#AA38CA#AA38CA

#AA38CA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.225 H 317.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA38CA
RGB	rgb(170, 56, 202)
HSL	hsl(287, 58%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(287, 72%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.8%, 72.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.50, 65.86, -53.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.50, 85.03, 320.76°)
OKLab	oklab(56.78% 0.1665 -0.1511)
OKLCH	oklch(56.78% 0.225 317.8)
XYZ	xyz(28.6509, 15.6399, 57.3753)
Luminance	0.1564 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA38CA #58CA38

analogous

#6138CA #AA38CA #CA38A1

triadic

#AA38CA #CAAA38 #38CAAA

tetradic

#AA38CA #CA6138 #58CA38 #38A1CA

square

#AA38CA #CA6138 #58CA38 #38A1CA

split-complementary

#AA38CA #A1CA38 #38CA61

monochromatic

#5A1D6B #82299B #AA38CA #BF68D7 #D399E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#AA38CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#AA38CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA38CA

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA38CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA38CA	1.00	5.09	4.13	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D72C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A9567E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa38ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 56, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.225 317.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c779db',
    500: '#aa38ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa38ca;
$custom-light: #c779db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa38ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.849,
    "s": 57.937,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56783,
    "c": 0.22485,
    "h": 317.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15639
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA38CA

secondary

#9DCF8E

accent

#E14769

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFB

border

#D2C9D4

text

#140A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA38CA

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

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