#AC36C2#AC36C2

#AC36C2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.221 H 320.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC36C2
RGB	rgb(172, 54, 194)
HSL	hsl(291, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(291, 72%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.3%, 72.2%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.05, 65.51, -49.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.05, 82.32, 322.73°)
OKLab	oklab(56.37% 0.1714 -0.1395)
OKLCH	oklch(56.37% 0.221 320.9)
XYZ	xyz(28.0689, 15.3055, 52.5043)
Luminance	0.1530 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC36C2 #4CC236

analogous

#6636C2 #AC36C2 #C23692

triadic

#AC36C2 #C2AC36 #36C2AC

tetradic

#AC36C2 #C26636 #4CC236 #3692C2

square

#AC36C2 #C26636 #4CC236 #3692C2

split-complementary

#AC36C2 #92C236 #36C266

monochromatic

#571B62 #822992 #AC36C2 #C162D3 #D492E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.17

#AC36C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.06

#AC36C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC36C2

5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC36C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC36C2	1.00	5.17	4.06	5.17
#FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4571BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD5179

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac36c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 54, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.221 320.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c978d5',
    500: '#ac36c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac36c2;
$custom-light: #c978d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac36c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.571,
    "s": 56.452,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56366,
    "c": 0.22102,
    "h": 320.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15304
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC36C2

secondary

#93CC88

accent

#E04860

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFA

border

#D2C9D3

text

#140A14

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC36C2

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

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