#AC279B#AC279B

#AC279B is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.206 H 334.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC279B
RGB	rgb(172, 39, 155)
HSL	hsl(308, 63%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(308, 77%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.3%, 9.9%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.14, 63.91, -32.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.14, 71.92, 332.70°)
OKLab	oklab(52.86% 0.1856 -0.0904)
OKLCH	oklch(52.86% 0.206 334)
XYZ	xyz(23.6554, 12.5903, 32.1883)
Luminance	0.1259 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC279B #27AC38

analogous

#7B27AC #AC279B #AC2759

triadic

#AC279B #9BAC27 #279BAC

tetradic

#AC279B #AC7B27 #27AC38 #2759AC

square

#AC279B #AC7B27 #27AC38 #2759AC

split-complementary

#AC279B #59AC27 #27AC7B

monochromatic

#481041 #7A1C6E #AC279B #D33DC0 #DE6FD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.97

#AC279B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#AC279B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC279B

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC279B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC279B	1.00	5.97	3.52	5.97
#FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#23579E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#576A98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B4345F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac279b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 39, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.206 334.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c971b9',
    500: '#ac279b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac279b;
$custom-light: #c971b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac279b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 307.669,
    "s": 63.033,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52862,
    "c": 0.20645,
    "h": 334
  },
  "luminance": 0.12588
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC279B

secondary

#6AC575

accent

#E65742

background

#FCF7FB

surface

#F9EDF6

border

#D2C8D0

text

#140911

muted

#827B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC279B

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

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