#AA42CE#AA42CE
#AA42CE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.217 H 316.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA42CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 66, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(285, 59%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(285, 68%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17.5%, 68%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.13, 62.72, -53.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.13, 82.42, 319.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.03% 0.1561 -0.1503) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.03% 0.217 316.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.6646, 16.8998, 60.0799) |
| Luminance | 0.1690 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 4.99
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 5.19
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 5.30
Vibrant Purple
#AD03DE
ΔE00 5.69
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 5.80
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 6.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA42CE #66CE42
analogous
#6442CE #AA42CE #CE42AC
triadic
#AA42CE #CEAA42 #42CEAA
tetradic
#AA42CE #CE6442 #66CE42 #42ACCE
square
#AA42CE #CE6442 #66CE42 #42ACCE
split-complementary
#AA42CE #ACCE42 #42CE64
monochromatic
#601F77 #882BA7 #AA42CE #C073DB #D6A3E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.79
#AA42CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.38
#AA42CE on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AA42CE
4.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA42CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA42CE | 1.00 | 4.79 | 4.38 | 4.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#006CD2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4275CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A85D83
Achromatopsia (no color)
#727272
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa42ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 66, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.217 316.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c77ede',
500: '#aa42ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa42ce; $custom-light: #c77ede; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa42ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 66,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 284.571,
"s": 58.824,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5803,
"c": 0.21664,
"h": 316.1
},
"luminance": 0.16899
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA42CE
secondary
#A7D498
accent
#E2466E
background
#FCF8FD
surface
#F9EFFB
border
#D2CAD4
text
#130B15
muted
#827C83