#AA4E9C#AA4E9C
#AA4E9C is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.154 H 333.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA4E9C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 78, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(309, 37%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(309, 54%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 54.1%, 8.2%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.49, 47.98, -25.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.49, 54.22, 332.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.71% 0.1381 -0.0687) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.71% 0.154 333.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.3027, 16.3969, 33.2783) |
| Luminance | 0.1640 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 3.80
Purpleish
#98568D
ΔE00 4.73
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 4.87
Purplish
#94568C
ΔE00 5.35
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 6.70
Light Plum
#9D5783
ΔE00 6.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA4E9C #4EAA5C
analogous
#8A4EAA #AA4E9C #AA4E6E
triadic
#AA4E9C #9CAA4E #4E9CAA
tetradic
#AA4E9C #AA8A4E #4EAA5C #4E6EAA
square
#AA4E9C #AA8A4E #4EAA5C #4E6EAA
split-complementary
#AA4E9C #6EAA4E #4EAA8A
monochromatic
#56284F #803B76 #AA4E9C #C075B5 #D39FCB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.91
#AA4E9C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.28
#AA4E9C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AA4E9C
4.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA4E9C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA4E9C | 1.00 | 4.91 | 4.28 | 4.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4D689F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#687699
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B1546E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#717171
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa4e9c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 78, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.154 333.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c684b9',
500: '#aa4e9c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa4e9c; $custom-light: #c684b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa4e9c",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 78,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 309.13,
"s": 37.097,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56712,
"c": 0.15418,
"h": 333.6
},
"luminance": 0.16395
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA4E9C
secondary
#94C09B
accent
#CD6C5B
background
#FCF8FB
surface
#F8EFF6
border
#D1CAD0
text
#130B11
muted
#827C80