#AA38CF#AA38CF

#AA38CF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.229 H 316.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA38CF
RGB	rgb(170, 56, 207)
HSL	hsl(285, 61%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(285, 73%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.9%, 72.9%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.82, 66.82, -56.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.82, 87.28, 319.95°)
OKLab	oklab(57.11% 0.166 -0.1581)
OKLCH	oklch(57.11% 0.229 316.4)
XYZ	xyz(29.2525, 15.8806, 60.5438)
Luminance	0.1588 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA38CF #5DCF38

analogous

#5F38CF #AA38CF #CF38A9

triadic

#AA38CF #CFAA38 #38CFAA

tetradic

#AA38CF #CF5F38 #5DCF38 #38A9CF

square

#AA38CF #CF5F38 #5DCF38 #38A9CF

split-complementary

#AA38CF #A9CF38 #38CF5F

monochromatic

#5C1B71 #8427A3 #AA38CF #BF69DB #D49BE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#AA38CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#AA38CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA38CF

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA38CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA38CF	1.00	5.03	4.18	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3872CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A85881

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa38cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 56, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.229 316.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c87ade',
    500: '#aa38cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa38cf;
$custom-light: #c87ade;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa38cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.298,
    "s": 61.134,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57112,
    "c": 0.2292,
    "h": 316.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15879
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA38CF

secondary

#A0D390

accent

#E4446B

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFB

border

#D2C9D4

text

#140A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA38CF

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

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