#AA42CD#AA42CD

#AA42CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.216 H 316.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA42CD
RGB	rgb(170, 66, 205)
HSL	hsl(285, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(285, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.1%, 67.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.07, 62.52, -52.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.07, 81.96, 319.72°)
OKLab	oklab(57.97% 0.1561 -0.1489)
OKLCH	oklch(57.97% 0.216 316.4)
XYZ	xyz(29.5435, 16.8514, 59.4422)
Luminance	0.1685 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA42CD #65CD42

analogous

#6442CD #AA42CD #CD42AA

triadic

#AA42CD #CDAA42 #42CDAA

tetradic

#AA42CD #CD6442 #65CD42 #42AACD

square

#AA42CD #CD6442 #65CD42 #42AACD

split-complementary

#AA42CD #AACD42 #42CD64

monochromatic

#601F76 #872CA6 #AA42CD #C072DA #D6A3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.81

#AA42CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.37

#AA42CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA42CD

4.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA42CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA42CD	1.00	4.81	4.37	4.81
#FFFFFF	4.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4375CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A85D83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa42cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 66, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.216 316.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c77edd',
    500: '#aa42cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa42cd;
$custom-light: #c77edd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa42cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.892,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57967,
    "c": 0.21572,
    "h": 316.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1685
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA42CD

secondary

#A7D397

accent

#E1466D

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F9EFFB

border

#D2CAD4

text

#130B15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA42CD

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

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