#AA55DC#AA55DC
#AA55DC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.202; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.205 H 310.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA55DC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 85, 220) |
| HSL | hsl(278, 66%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(278, 61%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(22.7%, 61.4%, 0%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.08, 57.08, -55.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.08, 79.36, 315.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.14% 0.1339 -0.1553) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.14% 0.205 310.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.7419, 20.2111, 69.8726) |
| Luminance | 0.2021 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 2.08
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 3.82
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 4.06
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 5.13
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 6.92
Bright Lilac
#C95EFB
ΔE00 7.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA55DC #87DC55
analogous
#6755DC #AA55DC #DC55CA
triadic
#AA55DC #DCAA55 #55DCAA
tetradic
#AA55DC #DC6755 #87DC55 #55CADC
square
#AA55DC #DC6755 #87DC55 #55CADC
split-complementary
#AA55DC #CADC55 #55DC67
monochromatic
#6B1F97 #8F2ACA #AA55DC #C388E6 #DDBBF1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.17
#AA55DC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.04
#AA55DC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AA55DC
5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA55DC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA55DC | 1.00 | 4.17 | 5.04 | 5.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1A78E0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#477ED9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A46F91
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa55dc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 85, 220); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.205 310.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c789e7',
500: '#aa55dc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa55dc; $custom-light: #c789e7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa55dc",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 85,
"b": 220
},
"hsl": {
"h": 277.778,
"s": 65.854,
"l": 59.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61143,
"c": 0.20505,
"h": 310.8
},
"luminance": 0.2021
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA55DC
secondary
#C0E0AC
accent
#E93F7E
background
#FCF8FE
surface
#F9F0FD
border
#D2CBD5
text
#130C16
muted
#827D84