#AA40D4#AA40D4

#AA40D4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.225 H 314.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA40D4
RGB	rgb(170, 64, 212)
HSL	hsl(283, 63%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(283, 70%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.8%, 69.8%, 0%, 16.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.22, 64.73, -56.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.22, 86.10, 318.75°)
OKLab	oklab(58.21% 0.1577 -0.1599)
OKLCH	oklch(58.21% 0.225 314.6)
XYZ	xyz(30.2927, 16.9673, 63.9539)
Luminance	0.1697 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA40D4 #6AD440

analogous

#6040D4 #AA40D4 #D440B4

triadic

#AA40D4 #D4AA40 #40D4AA

tetradic

#AA40D4 #D46040 #6AD440 #40B4D4

square

#AA40D4 #D46040 #6AD440 #40B4D4

split-complementary

#AA40D4 #B4D440 #40D460

monochromatic

#621C7D #8927AF #AA40D4 #C072DF #D6A4EA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.78

#AA40D4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.39

#AA40D4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA40D4

4.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA40D4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA40D4	1.00	4.78	4.39	4.78
#FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006DD8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A75D1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A65F86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa40d4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 64, 212);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.225 314.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c77ee2',
    500: '#aa40d4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa40d4;
$custom-light: #c77ee2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa40d4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 212
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.973,
    "s": 63.248,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58211,
    "c": 0.22458,
    "h": 314.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.16966
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA40D4

secondary

#AAD798

accent

#E64270

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F9EFFB

border

#D2CAD4

text

#140A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA40D4

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

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