#AA44DD#AA44DD

#AA44DD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.228 H 312.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA44DD
RGB	rgb(170, 68, 221)
HSL	hsl(280, 69%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(280, 69%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.1%, 69.2%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.38, 64.93, -60.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.38, 88.43, 317.24°)
OKLab	oklab(59.22% 0.1527 -0.1696)
OKLCH	oklch(59.22% 0.228 312)
XYZ	xyz(31.6934, 17.9016, 70.1784)
Luminance	0.1790 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA44DD #77DD44

analogous

#5E44DD #AA44DD #DD44C4

triadic

#AA44DD #DDAA44 #44DDAA

tetradic

#AA44DD #DD5E44 #77DD44 #44C4DD

square

#AA44DD #DD5E44 #77DD44 #44C4DD

split-complementary

#AA44DD #C4DD44 #44DD5E

monochromatic

#671A8D #8C23C1 #AA44DD #C278E6 #D9ACF0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.58

#AA44DD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.58

#AA44DD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AA44DD

4.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA44DD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AA44DD	1.00	4.58	4.58	4.58
#FFFFFF	4.58	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.58	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.58	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0070E1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3377DA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A4658C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa44dd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 68, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.228 312.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c880e8',
    500: '#aa44dd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa44dd;
$custom-light: #c880e8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa44dd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280,
    "s": 69.231,
    "l": 56.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59221,
    "c": 0.22818,
    "h": 312
  },
  "luminance": 0.17901
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA44DD

secondary

#B4DE9F

accent

#EC3C77

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F9EFFD

border

#D2CAD5

text

#140B16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA44DD

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

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