#AA42AA#AA42AA

#AA42AA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.184 H 327.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA42AA
RGB	rgb(170, 66, 170)
HSL	hsl(300, 44%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(300, 61%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.2%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.10, 55.97, -35.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.10, 66.39, 327.46°)
OKLab	oklab(55.91% 0.1559 -0.0985)
OKLCH	oklch(55.91% 0.184 327.7)
XYZ	xyz(25.7811, 15.3464, 39.6267)
Luminance	0.1535 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA42AA #42AA42

analogous

#7642AA #AA42AA #AA4276

triadic

#AA42AA #AAAA42 #42AAAA

tetradic

#AA42AA #AA7642 #42AA42 #4276AA

square

#AA42AA #AA7642 #42AA42 #4276AA

split-complementary

#AA42AA #76AA42 #42AA76

monochromatic

#522052 #7E317E #AA42AA #C366C3 #D592D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#AA42AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#AA42AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA42AA

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA42AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA42AA	1.00	5.16	4.07	5.16
#FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3564AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A72A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF4F70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa42aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 66, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.184 327.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c67dc3',
    500: '#aa42aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa42aa;
$custom-light: #c67dc3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa42aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 44.068,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55912,
    "c": 0.18441,
    "h": 327.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15345
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA42AA

secondary

#88C088

accent

#D45454

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF8

border

#D1C9D1

text

#130A12

muted

#827C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA42AA

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

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