#AA40A0#AA40A0

#AA40A0 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.179 H 331.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA40A0
RGB	rgb(170, 64, 160)
HSL	hsl(306, 45%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(306, 62%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.4%, 5.9%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.29, 55.12, -31.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.29, 63.26, 330.60°)
OKLab	oklab(55.16% 0.1574 -0.0851)
OKLCH	oklch(55.16% 0.179 331.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.7561, 14.7527, 34.7946)
Luminance	0.1475 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA40A0 #40AA4A

analogous

#7F40AA #AA40A0 #AA406B

triadic

#AA40A0 #A0AA40 #40A0AA

tetradic

#AA40A0 #AA7F40 #40AA4A #406BAA

square

#AA40A0 #AA7F40 #40AA4A #406BAA

split-complementary

#AA40A0 #6BAA40 #40AA7F

monochromatic

#511F4C #7E2F76 #AA40A0 #C463BB #D58FCE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#AA40A0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#AA40A0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA40A0

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA40A0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA40A0	1.00	5.32	3.95	5.32
#FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B62A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E719D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B14A6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa40a0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 64, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.179 331.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c67cbc',
    500: '#aa40a0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa40a0;
$custom-light: #c67cbc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa40a0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 305.66,
    "s": 45.299,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5516,
    "c": 0.17892,
    "h": 331.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14751
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA40A0

secondary

#86C08B

accent

#D55F53

background

#FCF7FB

surface

#F8EEF6

border

#D1C9D0

text

#130A12

muted

#827C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA40A0

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

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