#AA40B3#AA40B3

#AA40B3 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.195 H 324.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA40B3
RGB	rgb(170, 64, 179)
HSL	hsl(295, 47%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(295, 64%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(5%, 64.2%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.27, 58.43, -40.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.27, 71.24, 325.10°)
OKLab	oklab(56.19% 0.1588 -0.1131)
OKLCH	oklch(56.19% 0.195 324.5)
XYZ	xyz(26.5470, 15.4691, 44.2266)
Luminance	0.1547 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA40B3 #49B340

analogous

#7040B3 #AA40B3 #B34083

triadic

#AA40B3 #B3AA40 #40B3AA

tetradic

#AA40B3 #B37040 #49B340 #4083B3

square

#AA40B3 #B37040 #49B340 #4083B3

split-complementary

#AA40B3 #83B340 #40B370

monochromatic

#542059 #7F3086 #AA40B3 #C167C9 #D494D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.13

#AA40B3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#AA40B3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA40B3

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA40B3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA40B3	1.00	5.13	4.09	5.13
#FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2A65B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5472B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD5174

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa40b3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 64, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.195 324.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c67cca',
    500: '#aa40b3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa40b3;
$custom-light: #c67cca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa40b3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.304,
    "s": 47.325,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56186,
    "c": 0.19495,
    "h": 324.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15468
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA40B3

secondary

#8FC48A

accent

#D7515B

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF8

border

#D1C9D1

text

#130A13

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA40B3

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

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