#AC2C9D#AC2C9D
#AC2C9D is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.203 H 333.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AC2C9D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 44, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(307, 59%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(307, 74%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.4%, 8.7%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.78, 62.68, -33.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.78, 70.93, 332.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.35% 0.1812 -0.0911) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.35% 0.203 333.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.9999, 13.0084, 33.1386) |
| Luminance | 0.1301 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 3.41
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 4.09
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 4.52
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 4.99
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 5.05
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 6.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AC2C9D #2CAC3B
analogous
#7B2CAC #AC2C9D #AC2C5D
triadic
#AC2C9D #9DAC2C #2C9DAC
tetradic
#AC2C9D #AC7B2C #2CAC3B #2C5DAC
square
#AC2C9D #AC7B2C #2CAC3B #2C5DAC
split-complementary
#AC2C9D #5DAC2C #2CAC7B
monochromatic
#4B1344 #7B2071 #AC2C9D #D046BF #DC76D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.83
#AC2C9D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.60
#AC2C9D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AC2C9D
5.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AC2C9D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AC2C9D | 1.00 | 5.83 | 3.60 | 5.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2759A0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#576B9A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B43962
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ac2c9d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 44, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.203 333.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c873ba',
500: '#ac2c9d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ac2c9d; $custom-light: #c873ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ac2c9d",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 44,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 307.031,
"s": 59.259,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53352,
"c": 0.20281,
"h": 333.3
},
"luminance": 0.13006
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AC2C9D
secondary
#70C47A
accent
#E25845
background
#FCF7FB
surface
#F9EDF6
border
#D2C8D0
text
#140911
muted
#827B80