#AA40CD#AA40CD

#AA40CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.218 H 316.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA40CD
RGB	rgb(170, 64, 205)
HSL	hsl(285, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(285, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.1%, 68.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.78, 63.34, -53.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.78, 82.89, 319.84°)
OKLab	oklab(57.76% 0.1582 -0.1502)
OKLCH	oklch(57.76% 0.218 316.5)
XYZ	xyz(29.4287, 16.6218, 59.4039)
Luminance	0.1662 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA40CD #63CD40

analogous

#6340CD #AA40CD #CD40AA

triadic

#AA40CD #CDAA40 #40CDAA

tetradic

#AA40CD #CD6340 #63CD40 #40AACD

square

#AA40CD #CD6340 #63CD40 #40AACD

split-complementary

#AA40CD #AACD40 #40CD63

monochromatic

#5F1E74 #872BA5 #AA40CD #C071DA #D5A1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.86

#AA40CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.32

#AA40CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA40CD

4.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA40CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA40CD	1.00	4.86	4.32	4.86
#FFFFFF	4.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006BD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4174CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A85C82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa40cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 64, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.218 316.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c77ddd',
    500: '#aa40cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa40cd;
$custom-light: #c77ddd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa40cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.106,
    "s": 58.506,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57757,
    "c": 0.21819,
    "h": 316.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16621
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA40CD

secondary

#A5D396

accent

#E2466D

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F9EFFB

border

#D2CAD4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA40CD

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

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