#AA40CC#AA40CC

#AA40CC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.217 H 316.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA40CC
RGB	rgb(170, 64, 204)
HSL	hsl(285, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(285, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.7%, 68.6%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.72, 63.15, -52.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.72, 82.43, 320.00°)
OKLab	oklab(57.69% 0.1583 -0.1488)
OKLCH	oklch(57.69% 0.217 316.8)
XYZ	xyz(29.3084, 16.5736, 58.7702)
Luminance	0.1657 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA40CC #62CC40

analogous

#6440CC #AA40CC #CC40A8

triadic

#AA40CC #CCAA40 #40CCAA

tetradic

#AA40CC #CC6440 #62CC40 #40A8CC

square

#AA40CC #CC6440 #62CC40 #40A8CC

split-complementary

#AA40CC #A8CC40 #40CC64

monochromatic

#5E1F73 #862CA3 #AA40CC #BF70D9 #D5A1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.87

#AA40CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.31

#AA40CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA40CC

4.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA40CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA40CC	1.00	4.87	4.31	4.87
#FFFFFF	4.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006BD0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4274C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A85B81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa40cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 64, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.217 316.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c77ddc',
    500: '#aa40cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa40cc;
$custom-light: #c77ddc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa40cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.429,
    "s": 57.851,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57694,
    "c": 0.21728,
    "h": 316.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16572
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA40CC

secondary

#A4D295

accent

#E1476C

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F9EFFB

border

#D2CAD4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA40CC

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

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