#AA499C#AA499C

#AA499C is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.162 H 333.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA499C
RGB	rgb(170, 73, 156)
HSL	hsl(309, 40%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(309, 57%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 57.1%, 8.2%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.60, 50.38, -26.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.60, 56.99, 332.13°)
OKLab	oklab(56.05% 0.145 -0.0726)
OKLCH	oklch(56.05% 0.162 333.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.9609, 15.7132, 33.1643)
Luminance	0.1571 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA499C #49AA57

analogous

#8849AA #AA499C #AA496B

triadic

#AA499C #9CAA49 #499CAA

tetradic

#AA499C #AA8849 #49AA57 #496BAA

square

#AA499C #AA8849 #49AA57 #496BAA

split-complementary

#AA499C #6BAA49 #49AA88

monochromatic

#54244D #7F3775 #AA499C #C16FB5 #D49ACB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#AA499C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#AA499C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA499C

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA499C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA499C	1.00	5.07	4.14	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#47659F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#657499

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B1506C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa499c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 73, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.162 333.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c681b9',
    500: '#aa499c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa499c;
$custom-light: #c681b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa499c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 308.66,
    "s": 39.918,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56052,
    "c": 0.16217,
    "h": 333.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15711
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA499C

secondary

#8FC096

accent

#D06958

background

#FCF8FB

surface

#F8EFF6

border

#D1CAD0

text

#130B11

muted

#827C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA499C

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

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