#AA4ADE#AA4ADE

#AA4ADE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.187; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.222 H 311.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA4ADE
RGB	rgb(170, 74, 222)
HSL	hsl(279, 69%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(279, 67%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.4%, 66.7%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.36, 62.57, -59.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.36, 86.02, 316.67°)
OKLab	oklab(59.94% 0.1463 -0.1666)
OKLCH	oklch(59.94% 0.222 311.3)
XYZ	xyz(32.2087, 18.7183, 71.0094)
Luminance	0.1872 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA4ADE #7EDE4A

analogous

#604ADE #AA4ADE #DE4AC8

triadic

#AA4ADE #DEAA4A #4ADEAA

tetradic

#AA4ADE #DE604A #7EDE4A #4AC8DE

square

#AA4ADE #DE604A #7EDE4A #4AC8DE

split-complementary

#AA4ADE #C8DE4A #4ADE60

monochromatic

#691B93 #8E24C7 #AA4ADE #C27EE7 #DBB2F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.43

#AA4ADE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.74

#AA4ADE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AA4ADE

4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA4ADE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AA4ADE	1.00	4.43	4.74	4.74
#FFFFFF	4.43	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.74	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.74	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0073E2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#387ADB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A4698E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa4ade;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 74, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.222 311.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c783e9',
    500: '#aa4ade',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa4ade;
$custom-light: #c783e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa4ade",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.919,
    "s": 69.159,
    "l": 58.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59943,
    "c": 0.22175,
    "h": 311.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.18718
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA4ADE

secondary

#B9DFA4

accent

#EC3C7A

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F9EFFD

border

#D2CAD5

text

#140B16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA4ADE

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

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