#AA40AF#AA40AF

#AA40AF is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.191 H 325.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA40AF
RGB	rgb(170, 64, 175)
HSL	hsl(297, 46%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(297, 63%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.9%, 63.4%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.06, 57.71, -38.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.06, 69.51, 326.13°)
OKLab	oklab(55.96% 0.1586 -0.1073)
OKLCH	oklch(55.96% 0.191 325.9)
XYZ	xyz(26.1483, 15.3096, 42.1269)
Luminance	0.1531 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA40AF #45AF40

analogous

#7340AF #AA40AF #AF407D

triadic

#AA40AF #AFAA40 #40AFAA

tetradic

#AA40AF #AF7340 #45AF40 #407DAF

square

#AA40AF #AF7340 #45AF40 #407DAF

split-complementary

#AA40AF #7DAF40 #40AF73

monochromatic

#531F55 #7E3082 #AA40AF #C265C7 #D492D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.17

#AA40AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.06

#AA40AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA40AF

5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA40AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA40AF	1.00	5.17	4.06	5.17
#FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2E65B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5672AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE5072

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa40af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 64, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.191 325.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c67cc7',
    500: '#aa40af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa40af;
$custom-light: #c67cc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa40af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.297,
    "s": 46.444,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55961,
    "c": 0.19149,
    "h": 325.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15308
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA40AF

secondary

#8BC388

accent

#D65258

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF8

border

#D1C9D1

text

#130A13

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA40AF

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

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