#AA74C8#AA74C8
#AA74C8 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.252; OKLCH L 64.6% C 0.134 H 312.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA74C8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 116, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(279, 43%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(279, 42%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15%, 42%, 0%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.28, 36.44, -35.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.28, 50.91, 315.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.65% 0.0907 -0.0984) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.65% 0.134 312.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.2465, 25.2076, 57.7465) |
| Luminance | 0.2521 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 3.28
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 3.81
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 4.51
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 6.81
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 6.85
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 7.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA74C8 #92C874
analogous
#8074C8 #AA74C8 #C874BC
triadic
#AA74C8 #C8AA74 #74C8AA
tetradic
#AA74C8 #C88074 #92C874 #74BCC8
square
#AA74C8 #C88074 #92C874 #74BCC8
split-complementary
#AA74C8 #BCC874 #74C880
monochromatic
#6D378B #8F48B7 #AA74C8 #C5A0D9 #E0CCEB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.48
#AA74C8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.04
#AA74C8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AA74C8
6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA74C8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA74C8 | 1.00 | 3.48 | 6.04 | 6.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6487CB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#718BC6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A78094
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa74c8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 116, 200); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.6% 0.134 312.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c59dd9',
500: '#aa74c8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa74c8; $custom-light: #c59dd9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa74c8",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 116,
"b": 200
},
"hsl": {
"h": 278.571,
"s": 43.299,
"l": 61.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64649,
"c": 0.13387,
"h": 312.7
},
"luminance": 0.25207
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA74C8
secondary
#C7DBBC
accent
#B62F5F
background
#FCF9FD
surface
#F8F2FA
border
#D1CCD3
text
#130E14
muted
#827E83