#AA55AA#AA55AA

#AA55AA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.155 H 327.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA55AA
RGB	rgb(170, 85, 170)
HSL	hsl(300, 33%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(300, 50%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.43, 46.98, -30.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.43, 56.01, 327.01°)
OKLab	oklab(58.35% 0.1305 -0.0837)
OKLCH	oklch(58.35% 0.155 327.3)
XYZ	xyz(27.0813, 17.9468, 40.0601)
Luminance	0.1794 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#AA55AA #55AA55

analogous

#7F55AA #AA55AA #AA5580

triadic

#AA55AA #AAAA55 #55AAAA

tetradic

#AA55AA #AA8055 #55AA55 #557FAA

square

#AA55AA #AA8055 #55AA55 #557FAA

split-complementary

#AA55AA #80AA55 #55AA80

monochromatic

#582C58 #814181 #AA55AA #BE7EBE #D3A7D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.58

#AA55AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.59

#AA55AA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AA55AA

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA55AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AA55AA	1.00	4.58	4.59	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.58	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.59	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.59	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D6EAD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6679A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE5E78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa55aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 85, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.155 327.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c588c3',
    500: '#aa55aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa55aa;
$custom-light: #c588c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa55aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 33.333,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58351,
    "c": 0.15506,
    "h": 327.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17945
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA55AA

secondary

#9AC09A

accent

#C95E5E

background

#FCF8FC

surface

#F8F0F8

border

#D1CBD1

text

#130C12

muted

#827D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA55AA

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

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