#AA40B0#AA40B0

#AA40B0 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.192 H 325.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA40B0
RGB	rgb(170, 64, 176)
HSL	hsl(297, 47%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(297, 64%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.4%, 63.6%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.11, 57.89, -39.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.11, 69.94, 325.86°)
OKLab	oklab(56.02% 0.1586 -0.1088)
OKLCH	oklch(56.02% 0.192 325.6)
XYZ	xyz(26.2469, 15.3490, 42.6461)
Luminance	0.1535 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA40B0 #46B040

analogous

#7240B0 #AA40B0 #B0407E

triadic

#AA40B0 #B0AA40 #40B0AA

tetradic

#AA40B0 #B07240 #46B040 #407EB0

square

#AA40B0 #B07240 #46B040 #407EB0

split-complementary

#AA40B0 #7EB040 #40B072

monochromatic

#531F56 #7F3083 #AA40B0 #C266C7 #D493D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#AA40B0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#AA40B0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA40B0

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA40B0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA40B0	1.00	5.16	4.07	5.16
#FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D65B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5672AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE5072

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa40b0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 64, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.192 325.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c67cc8',
    500: '#aa40b0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa40b0;
$custom-light: #c67cc8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa40b0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.786,
    "s": 46.667,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56017,
    "c": 0.19234,
    "h": 325.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15347
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA40B0

secondary

#8CC389

accent

#D65159

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF8

border

#D1C9D1

text

#130A13

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA40B0

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

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