#AA38CC#AA38CC

#AA38CC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.227 H 317.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA38CC
RGB	rgb(170, 56, 204)
HSL	hsl(286, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(286, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.7%, 72.5%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.63, 66.24, -54.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.63, 85.93, 320.43°)
OKLab	oklab(56.91% 0.1663 -0.1539)
OKLCH	oklch(56.91% 0.227 317.2)
XYZ	xyz(28.8892, 15.7353, 58.6305)
Luminance	0.1573 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA38CC #5ACC38

analogous

#6038CC #AA38CC #CC38A4

triadic

#AA38CC #CCAA38 #38CCAA

tetradic

#AA38CC #CC6038 #5ACC38 #38A4CC

square

#AA38CC #CC6038 #5ACC38 #38A4CC

split-complementary

#AA38CC #A4CC38 #38CC60

monochromatic

#5B1C6E #83299E #AA38CC #BF69D8 #D499E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.06

#AA38CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#AA38CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA38CC

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA38CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA38CC	1.00	5.06	4.15	5.06
#FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B72C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A8577F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa38cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 56, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.227 317.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c779dc',
    500: '#aa38cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa38cc;
$custom-light: #c779dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa38cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.216,
    "s": 59.2,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56914,
    "c": 0.22659,
    "h": 317.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15734
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA38CC

secondary

#9ED18F

accent

#E24569

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFB

border

#D2C9D4

text

#140A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA38CC

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

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