#AA72CC#AA72CC
#AA72CC is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 64.5% C 0.142 H 311.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA72CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 114, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(277, 47%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(277, 44%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(16.7%, 44.1%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.02, 38.43, -38.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.02, 54.20, 315.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.52% 0.0943 -0.1061) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.52% 0.142 311.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.4921, 24.9409, 60.1648) |
| Luminance | 0.2494 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 4.25
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 4.48
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 4.53
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 6.30
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 6.49
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 6.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA72CC #94CC72
analogous
#7D72CC #AA72CC #CC72C1
triadic
#AA72CC #CCAA72 #72CCAA
tetradic
#AA72CC #CC7D72 #94CC72 #72C1CC
square
#AA72CC #CC7D72 #94CC72 #72C1CC
split-complementary
#AA72CC #C1CC72 #72CC7D
monochromatic
#6D3490 #8F45BC #AA72CC #C59FDC #E0CCED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.51
#AA72CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.99
#AA72CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AA72CC
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA72CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA72CC | 1.00 | 3.51 | 5.99 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5F86CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6E8ACA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A68095
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa72cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 114, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.5% 0.142 311.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c59cdc',
500: '#aa72cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa72cc; $custom-light: #c59cdc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa72cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 114,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 277.333,
"s": 46.875,
"l": 62.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64515,
"c": 0.14201,
"h": 311.6
},
"luminance": 0.2494
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA72CC
secondary
#C9DDBC
accent
#BA2B61
background
#FCF9FD
surface
#F8F2FB
border
#D1CCD4
text
#130E15
muted
#827E83