#AA38CB#AA38CB

#AA38CB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.226 H 317.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA38CB
RGB	rgb(170, 56, 203)
HSL	hsl(287, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(287, 72%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.3%, 72.4%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.56, 66.05, -54.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.56, 85.48, 320.60°)
OKLab	oklab(56.85% 0.1664 -0.1525)
OKLCH	oklch(56.85% 0.226 317.5)
XYZ	xyz(28.7697, 15.6874, 58.0009)
Luminance	0.1569 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA38CB #59CB38

analogous

#6038CB #AA38CB #CB38A2

triadic

#AA38CB #CBAA38 #38CBAA

tetradic

#AA38CB #CB6038 #59CB38 #38A2CB

square

#AA38CB #CB6038 #59CB38 #38A2CB

split-complementary

#AA38CB #A2CB38 #38CB60

monochromatic

#5A1C6C #83299D #AA38CB #BF69D8 #D399E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.08

#AA38CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#AA38CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA38CB

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA38CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA38CB	1.00	5.08	4.14	5.08
#FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C72C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A9567F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa38cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 56, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.226 317.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c779dc',
    500: '#aa38cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa38cb;
$custom-light: #c779dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa38cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.531,
    "s": 58.566,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56848,
    "c": 0.22572,
    "h": 317.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15686
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA38CB

secondary

#9DD08F

accent

#E24669

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFB

border

#D2C9D4

text

#140A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA38CB

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

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