#AA40CF#AA40CF

#AA40CF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.220 H 315.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA40CF
RGB	rgb(170, 64, 207)
HSL	hsl(284, 60%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(284, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.9%, 69.1%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.90, 63.74, -54.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.90, 83.80, 319.51°)
OKLab	oklab(57.89% 0.1581 -0.153)
OKLCH	oklch(57.89% 0.22 315.9)
XYZ	xyz(29.6717, 16.7190, 60.6835)
Luminance	0.1672 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA40CF #65CF40

analogous

#6340CF #AA40CF #CF40AC

triadic

#AA40CF #CFAA40 #40CFAA

tetradic

#AA40CF #CF6340 #65CF40 #40ACCF

square

#AA40CF #CF6340 #65CF40 #40ACCF

split-complementary

#AA40CF #ACCF40 #40CF63

monochromatic

#601E77 #872AA8 #AA40CF #C071DB #D6A2E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.83

#AA40CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.34

#AA40CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA40CF

4.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA40CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA40CF	1.00	4.83	4.34	4.83
#FFFFFF	4.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006BD3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F75CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A85D83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa40cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 64, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.220 315.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c77dde',
    500: '#aa40cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa40cf;
$custom-light: #c77dde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa40cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.476,
    "s": 59.833,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57886,
    "c": 0.22001,
    "h": 315.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16718
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA40CF

secondary

#A7D497

accent

#E3456E

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F9EFFB

border

#D2CAD4

text

#140A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA40CF

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

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