#AA72CD#AA72CD
#AA72CD is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.250; OKLCH L 64.6% C 0.143 H 311.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA72CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 114, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(277, 48%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(277, 44%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17.1%, 44.4%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.06, 38.65, -38.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.06, 54.71, 314.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.57% 0.0945 -0.1076) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.57% 0.143 311.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.6124, 24.9891, 60.7985) |
| Luminance | 0.2499 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 4.37
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 4.54
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 4.72
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 6.31
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 6.35
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 6.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA72CD #95CD72
analogous
#7C72CD #AA72CD #CD72C3
triadic
#AA72CD #CDAA72 #72CDAA
tetradic
#AA72CD #CD7C72 #95CD72 #72C3CD
square
#AA72CD #CD7C72 #95CD72 #72C3CD
split-complementary
#AA72CD #C3CD72 #72CD7C
monochromatic
#6D3391 #8F45BD #AA72CD #C59FDD #E0CCED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.50
#AA72CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.00
#AA72CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AA72CD
6.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA72CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA72CD | 1.00 | 3.50 | 6.00 | 6.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5F86D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6D8ACB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A68096
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa72cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 114, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.6% 0.143 311.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c59cdc',
500: '#aa72cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa72cd; $custom-light: #c59cdc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa72cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 114,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 276.923,
"s": 47.644,
"l": 62.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64565,
"c": 0.14318,
"h": 311.3
},
"luminance": 0.24988
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA72CD
secondary
#CADEBD
accent
#BB2B62
background
#FCF9FD
surface
#F8F2FB
border
#D1CCD4
text
#130E15
muted
#827E83