#AA42CC#AA42CC

#AA42CC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.168; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.215 H 316.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA42CC
RGB	rgb(170, 66, 204)
HSL	hsl(285, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(285, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.7%, 67.6%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.01, 62.33, -52.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.01, 81.50, 319.88°)
OKLab	oklab(57.9% 0.1562 -0.1475)
OKLCH	oklch(57.9% 0.215 316.6)
XYZ	xyz(29.4232, 16.8033, 58.8085)
Luminance	0.1680 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA42CC #64CC42

analogous

#6542CC #AA42CC #CC42A9

triadic

#AA42CC #CCAA42 #42CCAA

tetradic

#AA42CC #CC6542 #64CC42 #42A9CC

square

#AA42CC #CC6542 #64CC42 #42A9CC

split-complementary

#AA42CC #A9CC42 #42CC65

monochromatic

#5F1F74 #872CA4 #AA42CC #C072D9 #D5A2E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.82

#AA42CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.36

#AA42CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA42CC

4.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA42CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA42CC	1.00	4.82	4.36	4.82
#FFFFFF	4.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CD0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4375C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A85D82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa42cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 66, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.215 316.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c77edc',
    500: '#aa42cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa42cc;
$custom-light: #c77edc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa42cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.217,
    "s": 57.5,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57903,
    "c": 0.2148,
    "h": 316.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.16802
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA42CC

secondary

#A6D397

accent

#E1476D

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F9EFFB

border

#D2CAD4

text

#130B15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA42CC

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

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