#AC36CD#AC36CD

#AC36CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.230 H 317.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC36CD
RGB	rgb(172, 54, 205)
HSL	hsl(287, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(287, 74%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.1%, 73.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.73, 67.55, -55.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.73, 87.18, 320.78°)
OKLab	oklab(57.07% 0.1704 -0.155)
OKLCH	oklch(57.07% 0.23 317.7)
XYZ	xyz(29.3503, 15.8181, 59.2529)
Luminance	0.1582 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC36CD #57CD36

analogous

#6036CD #AC36CD #CD36A3

triadic

#AC36CD #CDAC36 #36CDAC

tetradic

#AC36CD #CD6036 #57CD36 #36A3CD

square

#AC36CD #CD6036 #57CD36 #36A3CD

split-complementary

#AC36CD #A3CD36 #36CD60

monochromatic

#5B1B6D #84279E #AC36CD #C067D9 #D498E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.04

#AC36CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#AC36CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC36CD

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC36CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC36CD	1.00	5.04	4.16	5.04
#FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B72CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB567F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac36cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 54, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.230 317.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c979dd',
    500: '#ac36cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac36cd;
$custom-light: #c979dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac36cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.887,
    "s": 60.159,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57072,
    "c": 0.23035,
    "h": 317.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15817
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC36CD

secondary

#9DD18E

accent

#E34467

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFB

border

#D2C9D4

text

#140A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC36CD

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →