#AC2C99#AC2C99
#AC2C99 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.200 H 334.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AC2C99 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 44, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(309, 59%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(309, 74%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.4%, 11%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.57, 62.08, -31.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.57, 69.44, 333.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.14% 0.1809 -0.085) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.14% 0.2 334.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.6640, 12.8740, 31.3694) |
| Luminance | 0.1287 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 3.66
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 4.44
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 4.46
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 5.12
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 5.79
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 7.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AC2C99 #2CAC3F
analogous
#7F2CAC #AC2C99 #AC2C59
triadic
#AC2C99 #99AC2C #2C99AC
tetradic
#AC2C99 #AC7F2C #2CAC3F #2C59AC
square
#AC2C99 #AC7F2C #2CAC3F #2C59AC
split-complementary
#AC2C99 #59AC2C #2CAC7F
monochromatic
#4B1342 #7B206E #AC2C99 #D046BB #DC76CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.88
#AC2C99 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.57
#AC2C99 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AC2C99
5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AC2C99 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AC2C99 | 1.00 | 5.88 | 3.57 | 5.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2B589C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#596B96
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B43760
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ac2c99; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 44, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.200 334.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c872b7',
500: '#ac2c99',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ac2c99; $custom-light: #c872b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ac2c99",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 44,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 308.906,
"s": 59.259,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5314,
"c": 0.19993,
"h": 334.8
},
"luminance": 0.12872
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AC2C99
secondary
#70C47C
accent
#E25D45
background
#FCF7FB
surface
#F9EDF6
border
#D2C8D0
text
#140911
muted
#827B80