#AA42DB#AA42DB

#AA42DB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 58.9% C 0.229 H 312.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA42DB
RGB	rgb(170, 66, 219)
HSL	hsl(281, 68%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(281, 70%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.4%, 69.9%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.96, 65.34, -59.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.96, 88.43, 317.64°)
OKLab	oklab(58.88% 0.1549 -0.1682)
OKLCH	oklch(58.88% 0.229 312.6)
XYZ	xyz(31.3097, 17.5578, 68.7438)
Luminance	0.1756 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA42DB #73DB42

analogous

#5D42DB #AA42DB #DB42C0

triadic

#AA42DB #DBAA42 #42DBAA

tetradic

#AA42DB #DB5D42 #73DB42 #42C0DB

square

#AA42DB #DB5D42 #73DB42 #42C0DB

split-complementary

#AA42DB #C0DB42 #42DB5D

monochromatic

#651A89 #8B24BC #AA42DB #C175E5 #D8A9EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.65

#AA42DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.51

#AA42DB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA42DB

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA42DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA42DB	1.00	4.65	4.51	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006FDF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3376D8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A5638A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa42db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 66, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.9% 0.229 312.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c87fe7',
    500: '#aa42db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa42db;
$custom-light: #c87fe7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa42db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.784,
    "s": 68,
    "l": 55.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5888,
    "c": 0.22868,
    "h": 312.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17557
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA42DB

secondary

#B1DC9D

accent

#EB3D75

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F9EFFC

border

#D2CAD5

text

#140B16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA42DB

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

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