#AA4E9E#AA4E9E
#AA4E9E is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.156 H 332.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA4E9E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 78, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(308, 37%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(308, 54%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 54.1%, 7.1%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.58, 48.32, -26.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.58, 55.02, 331.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.81% 0.1384 -0.0716) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.81% 0.156 332.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.4735, 16.4652, 34.1775) |
| Luminance | 0.1646 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 3.58
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 4.62
Purpleish
#98568D
ΔE00 4.98
Purplish
#94568C
ΔE00 5.56
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 6.44
Light Plum
#9D5783
ΔE00 7.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA4E9E #4EAA5A
analogous
#884EAA #AA4E9E #AA4E70
triadic
#AA4E9E #9EAA4E #4E9EAA
tetradic
#AA4E9E #AA884E #4EAA5A #4E70AA
square
#AA4E9E #AA884E #4EAA5A #4E70AA
split-complementary
#AA4E9E #70AA4E #4EAA88
monochromatic
#562850 #803B77 #AA4E9E #C075B6 #D39FCC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.89
#AA4E9E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.29
#AA4E9E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AA4E9E
4.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA4E9E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA4E9E | 1.00 | 4.89 | 4.29 | 4.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4C69A1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#67769B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B1556F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#717171
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa4e9e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 78, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.156 332.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c684bb',
500: '#aa4e9e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa4e9e; $custom-light: #c684bb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa4e9e",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 78,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 307.826,
"s": 37.097,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56806,
"c": 0.15586,
"h": 332.6
},
"luminance": 0.16463
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA4E9E
secondary
#94C09A
accent
#CD6A5B
background
#FCF8FB
surface
#F8EFF6
border
#D1CAD0
text
#130B11
muted
#827C80