#AC36C4#AC36C4

#AC36C4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.223 H 320.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC36C4
RGB	rgb(172, 54, 196)
HSL	hsl(290, 57%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(290, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.2%, 72.4%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.17, 65.87, -50.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.17, 83.20, 322.35°)
OKLab	oklab(56.49% 0.1713 -0.1424)
OKLCH	oklch(56.49% 0.223 320.3)
XYZ	xyz(28.2950, 15.3960, 53.6952)
Luminance	0.1540 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC36C4 #4EC436

analogous

#6536C4 #AC36C4 #C43695

triadic

#AC36C4 #C4AC36 #36C4AC

tetradic

#AC36C4 #C46536 #4EC436 #3695C4

square

#AC36C4 #C46536 #4EC436 #3695C4

split-complementary

#AC36C4 #95C436 #36C465

monochromatic

#581C64 #822994 #AC36C4 #C163D4 #D493E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#AC36C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#AC36C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC36C4

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC36C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC36C4	1.00	5.15	4.08	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4471C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD527A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac36c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 54, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.223 320.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c978d6',
    500: '#ac36c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac36c4;
$custom-light: #c978d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac36c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.859,
    "s": 56.8,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56492,
    "c": 0.22271,
    "h": 320.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15395
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC36C4

secondary

#95CC89

accent

#E04861

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFA

border

#D2C9D3

text

#140A14

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC36C4

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

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