#AA40CA#AA40CA

#AA40CA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.215 H 317.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA40CA
RGB	rgb(170, 64, 202)
HSL	hsl(286, 57%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(286, 68%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.8%, 68.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.60, 62.76, -52.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.60, 81.52, 320.34°)
OKLab	oklab(57.57% 0.1584 -0.146)
OKLCH	oklch(57.57% 0.215 317.3)
XYZ	xyz(29.0701, 16.4783, 57.5150)
Luminance	0.1648 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA40CA #60CA40

analogous

#6540CA #AA40CA #CA40A5

triadic

#AA40CA #CAAA40 #40CAAA

tetradic

#AA40CA #CA6540 #60CA40 #40A5CA

square

#AA40CA #CA6540 #60CA40 #40A5CA

split-complementary

#AA40CA #A5CA40 #40CA65

monochromatic

#5E1F70 #852CA0 #AA40CA #BF70D7 #D5A0E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.89

#AA40CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.30

#AA40CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA40CA

4.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA40CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA40CA	1.00	4.89	4.30	4.89
#FFFFFF	4.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006ACE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4474C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A95A80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa40ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 64, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.215 317.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c77ddb',
    500: '#aa40ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa40ca;
$custom-light: #c77ddb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa40ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.087,
    "s": 56.557,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57567,
    "c": 0.21546,
    "h": 317.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16477
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA40CA

secondary

#A3D195

accent

#E0486B

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F9EFFB

border

#D2CAD4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA40CA

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

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