#AA40CB#AA40CB

#AA40CB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.216 H 317.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA40CB
RGB	rgb(170, 64, 203)
HSL	hsl(286, 57%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(286, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.3%, 68.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.66, 62.95, -52.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.66, 81.97, 320.17°)
OKLab	oklab(57.63% 0.1584 -0.1474)
OKLCH	oklch(57.63% 0.216 317)
XYZ	xyz(29.1889, 16.5258, 58.1406)
Luminance	0.1653 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA40CB #61CB40

analogous

#6440CB #AA40CB #CB40A7

triadic

#AA40CB #CBAA40 #40CBAA

tetradic

#AA40CB #CB6440 #61CB40 #40A7CB

square

#AA40CB #CB6440 #61CB40 #40A7CB

split-complementary

#AA40CB #A7CB40 #40CB64

monochromatic

#5E1F72 #862CA2 #AA40CB #BF70D8 #D5A0E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.88

#AA40CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.31

#AA40CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA40CB

4.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA40CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA40CB	1.00	4.88	4.31	4.88
#FFFFFF	4.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006BCF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4374C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A85B81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa40cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 64, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.216 317.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c77ddb',
    500: '#aa40cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa40cb;
$custom-light: #c77ddb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa40cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.755,
    "s": 57.202,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5763,
    "c": 0.21636,
    "h": 317
  },
  "luminance": 0.16525
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA40CB

secondary

#A4D295

accent

#E0476C

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F9EFFB

border

#D2CAD4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA40CB

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

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