#AA74BB#AA74BB
#AA74BB is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.246; OKLCH L 64.0% C 0.119 H 317.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA74BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 116, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(286, 34%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(286, 38%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.1%, 38%, 0%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.71, 33.68, -29.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.71, 44.46, 319.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.04% 0.088 -0.0797) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.04% 0.119 317.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.7913, 24.6255, 50.0826) |
| Luminance | 0.2462 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 1.75
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 2.98
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 4.91
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 5.28
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 5.95
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 7.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA74BB #85BB74
analogous
#8774BB #AA74BB #BB74A9
triadic
#AA74BB #BBAA74 #74BBAA
tetradic
#AA74BB #BB8774 #85BB74 #74A9BB
square
#AA74BB #BB8774 #85BB74 #74A9BB
split-complementary
#AA74BB #A9BB74 #74BB87
monochromatic
#6A3B79 #8F4FA2 #AA74BB #C39DCF #DCC6E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.54
#AA74BB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.93
#AA74BB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AA74BB
5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA74BB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA74BB | 1.00 | 3.54 | 5.93 | 5.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6A85BE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#778AB9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AA7D8F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa74bb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 116, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.0% 0.119 317.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c49dcf',
500: '#aa74bb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa74bb; $custom-light: #c49dcf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa74bb",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 116,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 285.634,
"s": 34.3,
"l": 59.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64035,
"c": 0.11877,
"h": 317.8
},
"luminance": 0.24625
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA74BB
secondary
#BED3B8
accent
#CA5D78
background
#FCF9FC
surface
#F8F2F9
border
#D1CCD2
text
#130E14
muted
#827E82