#AA40A2#AA40A2

#AA40A2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.181 H 330.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA40A2
RGB	rgb(170, 64, 162)
HSL	hsl(305, 45%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(305, 62%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.4%, 4.7%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.39, 55.45, -32.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.39, 64.07, 329.94°)
OKLab	oklab(55.26% 0.1576 -0.0881)
OKLCH	oklch(55.26% 0.181 330.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.9324, 14.8233, 35.7234)
Luminance	0.1482 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA40A2 #40AA48

analogous

#7D40AA #AA40A2 #AA406D

triadic

#AA40A2 #A2AA40 #40A2AA

tetradic

#AA40A2 #AA7D40 #40AA48 #406DAA

square

#AA40A2 #AA7D40 #40AA48 #406DAA

split-complementary

#AA40A2 #6DAA40 #40AA7D

monochromatic

#511F4D #7E2F78 #AA40A2 #C463BD #D58FD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#AA40A2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#AA40A2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA40A2

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA40A2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA40A2	1.00	5.30	3.96	5.30
#FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3962A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D719F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B04B6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa40a2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 64, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.181 330.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c67cbe',
    500: '#aa40a2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa40a2;
$custom-light: #c67cbe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa40a2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 304.528,
    "s": 45.299,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55263,
    "c": 0.18054,
    "h": 330.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14821
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA40A2

secondary

#86C08A

accent

#D55D53

background

#FCF7FB

surface

#F8EEF6

border

#D1C9D0

text

#130A12

muted

#827C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA40A2

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

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