#AA40BA#AA40BA

#AA40BA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.201 H 322.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA40BA
RGB	rgb(170, 64, 186)
HSL	hsl(292, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(292, 66%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.6%, 65.6%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.66, 59.71, -44.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.66, 74.31, 323.47°)
OKLab	oklab(56.59% 0.1589 -0.1233)
OKLCH	oklch(56.59% 0.201 322.2)
XYZ	xyz(27.2730, 15.7595, 48.0502)
Luminance	0.1576 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA40BA #50BA40

analogous

#6D40BA #AA40BA #BA408D

triadic

#AA40BA #BAAA40 #40BAAA

tetradic

#AA40BA #BA6D40 #50BA40 #408DBA

square

#AA40BA #BA6D40 #50BA40 #408DBA

split-complementary

#AA40BA #8DBA40 #40BA6D

monochromatic

#57215F #80308C #AA40BA #BF6BCC #D399DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.06

#AA40BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#AA40BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA40BA

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA40BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA40BA	1.00	5.06	4.15	5.06
#FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2067BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5073B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC5478

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa40ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 64, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.201 322.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c77dcf',
    500: '#aa40ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa40ba;
$custom-light: #c77dcf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa40ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.131,
    "s": 48.8,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56591,
    "c": 0.2011,
    "h": 322.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15758
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA40BA

secondary

#96C88E

accent

#D84F61

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF9

border

#D1C9D2

text

#130A14

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA40BA

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

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