#AA42AF#AA42AF

#AA42AF is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.189 H 325.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA42AF
RGB	rgb(170, 66, 175)
HSL	hsl(297, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(297, 62%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.9%, 62.3%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.36, 56.86, -38.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.36, 68.53, 326.07°)
OKLab	oklab(56.18% 0.1562 -0.1059)
OKLCH	oklch(56.18% 0.189 325.9)
XYZ	xyz(26.2631, 15.5392, 42.1652)
Luminance	0.1554 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA42AF #47AF42

analogous

#7442AF #AA42AF #AF427D

triadic

#AA42AF #AFAA42 #42AFAA

tetradic

#AA42AF #AF7442 #47AF42 #427DAF

square

#AA42AF #AF7442 #47AF42 #427DAF

split-complementary

#AA42AF #7DAF42 #42AF74

monochromatic

#542056 #7F3183 #AA42AF #C268C6 #D495D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#AA42AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#AA42AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA42AF

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA42AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA42AF	1.00	5.11	4.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3165B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5872AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE5172

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa42af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 66, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.189 325.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c67dc7',
    500: '#aa42af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa42af;
$custom-light: #c67dc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa42af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.248,
    "s": 45.228,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56185,
    "c": 0.18872,
    "h": 325.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15538
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA42AF

secondary

#8DC28A

accent

#D55359

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF8

border

#D1C9D1

text

#130A13

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA42AF

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

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