#AA40DF#AA40DF

#AA40DF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 58.9% C 0.235 H 311.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA40DF
RGB	rgb(170, 64, 223)
HSL	hsl(280, 71%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(280, 71%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.8%, 71.3%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.94, 66.95, -61.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.94, 91.18, 317.25°)
OKLab	oklab(58.95% 0.1564 -0.175)
OKLCH	oklch(58.95% 0.235 311.8)
XYZ	xyz(31.7278, 17.5414, 71.5122)
Luminance	0.1754 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA40DF #75DF40

analogous

#5B40DF #AA40DF #DF40C5

triadic

#AA40DF #DFAA40 #40DFAA

tetradic

#AA40DF #DF5B40 #75DF40 #40C5DF

square

#AA40DF #DF5B40 #75DF40 #40C5DF

split-complementary

#AA40DF #C5DF40 #40DF5B

monochromatic

#66188D #8C20C1 #AA40DF #C174E8 #D9A9F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.66

#AA40DF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.51

#AA40DF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA40DF

4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA40DF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA40DF	1.00	4.66	4.51	4.66
#FFFFFF	4.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006FE4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A76DC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A4638C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa40df;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 64, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.9% 0.235 311.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c87eea',
    500: '#aa40df',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa40df;
$custom-light: #c87eea;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa40df",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280,
    "s": 71.3,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58949,
    "c": 0.23469,
    "h": 311.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.17541
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA40DF

secondary

#B2DE9D

accent

#EE3A76

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F9EFFD

border

#D2CAD5

text

#140B16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA40DF

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

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