#AA40CE#AA40CE

#AA40CE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.219 H 316.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA40CE
RGB	rgb(170, 64, 206)
HSL	hsl(285, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(285, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.5%, 68.9%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.84, 63.54, -53.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.84, 83.34, 319.67°)
OKLab	oklab(57.82% 0.1582 -0.1516)
OKLCH	oklch(57.82% 0.219 316.2)
XYZ	xyz(29.5498, 16.6702, 60.0417)
Luminance	0.1667 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA40CE #64CE40

analogous

#6340CE #AA40CE #CE40AB

triadic

#AA40CE #CEAA40 #40CEAA

tetradic

#AA40CE #CE6340 #64CE40 #40ABCE

square

#AA40CE #CE6340 #64CE40 #40ABCE

split-complementary

#AA40CE #ABCE40 #40CE63

monochromatic

#5F1E75 #872BA6 #AA40CE #C071DA #D5A1E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.85

#AA40CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.33

#AA40CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA40CE

4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA40CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA40CE	1.00	4.85	4.33	4.85
#FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006BD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4075CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A85C82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa40ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 64, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.219 316.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c77dde',
    500: '#aa40ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa40ce;
$custom-light: #c77dde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa40ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.789,
    "s": 59.167,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57821,
    "c": 0.2191,
    "h": 316.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16669
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA40CE

secondary

#A6D496

accent

#E2456D

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F9EFFB

border

#D2CAD4

text

#140A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA40CE

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

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