#AA59AA#AA59AA

#AA59AA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.186; OKLCH L 58.9% C 0.148 H 327.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA59AA
RGB	rgb(170, 89, 170)
HSL	hsl(300, 32%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(300, 48%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 47.6%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.21, 44.93, -29.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.21, 53.64, 326.91°)
OKLab	oklab(58.93% 0.1248 -0.0803)
OKLCH	oklch(58.93% 0.148 327.3)
XYZ	xyz(27.4052, 18.5945, 40.1680)
Luminance	0.1859 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#AA59AA #59AA59

analogous

#8159AA #AA59AA #AA5981

triadic

#AA59AA #AAAA59 #59AAAA

tetradic

#AA59AA #AA8159 #59AA59 #5981AA

square

#AA59AA #AA8159 #59AA59 #5981AA

split-complementary

#AA59AA #81AA59 #59AA81

monochromatic

#5A2E5A #834383 #AA59AA #BF81BF #D3AAD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.45

#AA59AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.72

#AA59AA on #000000

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Best text color

#000000 on #AA59AA

4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA59AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AA59AA	1.00	4.45	4.72	4.72
#FFFFFF	4.45	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.72	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.72	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5271AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697BA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE617A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa59aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 89, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.9% 0.148 327.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c58bc3',
    500: '#aa59aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa59aa;
$custom-light: #c58bc3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa59aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 32.271,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58928,
    "c": 0.14837,
    "h": 327.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.18593
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA59AA

secondary

#9DC19D

accent

#C85F5F

background

#FCF8FC

surface

#F8F0F8

border

#D1CBD1

text

#130C12

muted

#827D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA59AA

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

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