#AA38D1#AA38D1

#AA38D1 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.231 H 315.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA38D1
RGB	rgb(170, 56, 209)
HSL	hsl(285, 62%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(285, 73%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.7%, 73.2%, 0%, 18%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.95, 67.20, -57.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.95, 88.18, 319.65°)
OKLab	oklab(57.25% 0.1657 -0.1608)
OKLCH	oklch(57.25% 0.231 315.9)
XYZ	xyz(29.4985, 15.9790, 61.8396)
Luminance	0.1598 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA38D1 #5FD138

analogous

#5E38D1 #AA38D1 #D138AC

triadic

#AA38D1 #D1AA38 #38D1AA

tetradic

#AA38D1 #D15E38 #5FD138 #38ACD1

square

#AA38D1 #D15E38 #5FD138 #38ACD1

split-complementary

#AA38D1 #ACD138 #38D15E

monochromatic

#5D1B74 #8526A6 #AA38D1 #BF6ADC #D49BE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.01

#AA38D1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20

#AA38D1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA38D1

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA38D1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA38D1	1.00	5.01	4.20	5.01
#FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069D5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3672CE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A75982

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa38d1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 56, 209);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.231 315.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c87ae0',
    500: '#aa38d1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa38d1;
$custom-light: #c87ae0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa38d1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 209
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.706,
    "s": 62.449,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57245,
    "c": 0.23095,
    "h": 315.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15978
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA38D1

secondary

#A2D491

accent

#E6426C

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFB

border

#D2C9D4

text

#140A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA38D1

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

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