#AA42B7#AA42B7

#AA42B7 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.196 H 323.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA42B7
RGB	rgb(170, 66, 183)
HSL	hsl(293, 47%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(293, 64%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.1%, 63.9%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.79, 58.31, -42.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.79, 72.02, 324.06°)
OKLab	oklab(56.64% 0.1565 -0.1175)
OKLCH	oklch(56.64% 0.196 323.1)
XYZ	xyz(27.0722, 15.8629, 46.4264)
Luminance	0.1586 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA42B7 #4FB742

analogous

#7042B7 #AA42B7 #B7428A

triadic

#AA42B7 #B7AA42 #42B7AA

tetradic

#AA42B7 #B77042 #4FB742 #428AB7

square

#AA42B7 #B77042 #4FB742 #428AB7

split-complementary

#AA42B7 #8AB742 #42B770

monochromatic

#56225D #80328A #AA42B7 #C06CCA #D399DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#AA42B7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#AA42B7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA42B7

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA42B7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA42B7	1.00	5.03	4.17	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2867BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5373B4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD5477

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa42b7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 66, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.196 323.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c67ecd',
    500: '#aa42b7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa42b7;
$custom-light: #c67ecd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa42b7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.333,
    "s": 46.988,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56635,
    "c": 0.19576,
    "h": 323.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15861
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA42B7

secondary

#95C68F

accent

#D75160

background

#FCF8FC

surface

#F8EFF9

border

#D1CAD2

text

#130A13

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA42B7

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

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