#AA40BD#AA40BD

#AA40BD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.204 H 321.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA40BD
RGB	rgb(170, 64, 189)
HSL	hsl(291, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(291, 66%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.1%, 66.1%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.83, 60.27, -45.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.83, 75.65, 322.82°)
OKLab	oklab(56.77% 0.1589 -0.1276)
OKLCH	oklch(56.77% 0.204 321.2)
XYZ	xyz(27.5952, 15.8884, 49.7475)
Luminance	0.1589 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA40BD #53BD40

analogous

#6C40BD #AA40BD #BD4092

triadic

#AA40BD #BDAA40 #40BDAA

tetradic

#AA40BD #BD6C40 #53BD40 #4092BD

square

#AA40BD #BD6C40 #53BD40 #4092BD

split-complementary

#AA40BD #92BD40 #40BD6C

monochromatic

#582162 #81318F #AA40BD #BF6DCD #D39ADD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#AA40BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#AA40BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA40BD

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA40BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA40BD	1.00	5.03	4.18	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1B67C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E73BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB5579

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa40bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 64, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.204 321.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c77dd1',
    500: '#aa40bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa40bd;
$custom-light: #c77dd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa40bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.88,
    "s": 49.407,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56768,
    "c": 0.20376,
    "h": 321.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15887
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA40BD

secondary

#99C990

accent

#D94F64

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F9EEF9

border

#D2C9D2

text

#130A14

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA40BD

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

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