#AA40BB#AA40BB

#AA40BB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.202 H 321.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA40BB
RGB	rgb(170, 64, 187)
HSL	hsl(292, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(292, 66%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.1%, 65.8%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.71, 59.90, -44.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.71, 74.76, 323.25°)
OKLab	oklab(56.65% 0.1589 -0.1247)
OKLCH	oklch(56.65% 0.202 321.9)
XYZ	xyz(27.3796, 15.8021, 48.6120)
Luminance	0.1580 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA40BB #51BB40

analogous

#6D40BB #AA40BB #BB408F

triadic

#AA40BB #BBAA40 #40BBAA

tetradic

#AA40BB #BB6D40 #51BB40 #408FBB

square

#AA40BB #BB6D40 #51BB40 #408FBB

split-complementary

#AA40BB #8FBB40 #40BB6D

monochromatic

#572160 #81308D #AA40BB #BF6CCD #D399DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#AA40BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#AA40BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA40BB

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA40BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA40BB	1.00	5.05	4.16	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1F67BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F73B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC5478

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa40bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 64, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.202 321.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c77dd0',
    500: '#aa40bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa40bb;
$custom-light: #c77dd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa40bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.707,
    "s": 49.004,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56649,
    "c": 0.20198,
    "h": 321.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15801
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA40BB

secondary

#97C88F

accent

#D94F62

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F9EEF9

border

#D2C9D2

text

#130A14

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA40BB

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

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