#AA40AA#AA40AA

#AA40AA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.187 H 327.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA40AA
RGB	rgb(170, 64, 170)
HSL	hsl(300, 45%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(300, 62%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.4%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.79, 56.83, -36.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.79, 67.38, 327.50°)
OKLab	oklab(55.69% 0.1583 -0.0999)
OKLCH	oklch(55.69% 0.187 327.7)
XYZ	xyz(25.6663, 15.1168, 39.5884)
Luminance	0.1512 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA40AA #40AA40

analogous

#7540AA #AA40AA #AA4075

triadic

#AA40AA #AAAA40 #40AAAA

tetradic

#AA40AA #AA7540 #40AA40 #4075AA

square

#AA40AA #AA7540 #40AA40 #4075AA

split-complementary

#AA40AA #75AA40 #40AA75

monochromatic

#511F51 #7E2F7E #AA40AA #C463C4 #D58FD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#AA40AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#AA40AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA40AA

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA40AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA40AA	1.00	5.22	4.02	5.22
#FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3364AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5971A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF4E6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa40aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 64, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.187 327.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c67cc4',
    500: '#aa40aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa40aa;
$custom-light: #c67cc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa40aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 45.299,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55686,
    "c": 0.18721,
    "h": 327.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15115
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA40AA

secondary

#86C086

accent

#D55353

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF8

border

#D1C9D1

text

#130A12

muted

#827C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA40AA

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

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