#AA42AE#AA42AE

#AA42AE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.188 H 326.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA42AE
RGB	rgb(170, 66, 174)
HSL	hsl(298, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(298, 62%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.3%, 62.1%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.31, 56.68, -37.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.31, 68.10, 326.33°)
OKLab	oklab(56.13% 0.1562 -0.1044)
OKLCH	oklch(56.13% 0.188 326.2)
XYZ	xyz(26.1653, 15.5001, 41.6498)
Luminance	0.1550 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA42AE #46AE42

analogous

#7442AE #AA42AE #AE427C

triadic

#AA42AE #AEAA42 #42AEAA

tetradic

#AA42AE #AE7442 #46AE42 #427CAE

square

#AA42AE #AE7442 #46AE42 #427CAE

split-complementary

#AA42AE #7CAE42 #42AE74

monochromatic

#532055 #7F3182 #AA42AE #C268C6 #D494D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#AA42AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#AA42AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA42AE

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA42AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA42AE	1.00	5.12	4.10	5.12
#FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3265B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5872AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE5172

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa42ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 66, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.188 326.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c67dc6',
    500: '#aa42ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa42ae;
$custom-light: #c67dc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa42ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.778,
    "s": 45,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5613,
    "c": 0.18786,
    "h": 326.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15498
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA42AE

secondary

#8CC28A

accent

#D55358

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF8

border

#D1C9D1

text

#130A13

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA42AE

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

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