#AA38CD#AA38CD

#AA38CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.227 H 316.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA38CD
RGB	rgb(170, 56, 205)
HSL	hsl(286, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(286, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.1%, 72.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.69, 66.43, -55.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.69, 86.38, 320.27°)
OKLab	oklab(56.98% 0.1662 -0.1553)
OKLCH	oklch(56.98% 0.227 316.9)
XYZ	xyz(29.0095, 15.7834, 59.2642)
Luminance	0.1578 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA38CD #5BCD38

analogous

#5F38CD #AA38CD #CD38A5

triadic

#AA38CD #CDAA38 #38CDAA

tetradic

#AA38CD #CD5F38 #5BCD38 #38A5CD

square

#AA38CD #CD5F38 #5BCD38 #38A5CD

split-complementary

#AA38CD #A5CD38 #38CD5F

monochromatic

#5B1C6F #8428A0 #AA38CD #BF69D9 #D49AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#AA38CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#AA38CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA38CD

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA38CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA38CD	1.00	5.05	4.16	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A72CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A85780

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa38cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 56, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.227 316.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c779dd',
    500: '#aa38cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa38cd;
$custom-light: #c779dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa38cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.906,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56979,
    "c": 0.22746,
    "h": 316.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15782
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA38CD

secondary

#9FD18F

accent

#E3456A

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFB

border

#D2C9D4

text

#140A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA38CD

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

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