#AC36CE#AC36CE

#AC36CE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.231 H 317.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC36CE
RGB	rgb(172, 54, 206)
HSL	hsl(287, 61%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(287, 74%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.5%, 73.8%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.80, 67.74, -55.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.80, 87.63, 320.62°)
OKLab	oklab(57.14% 0.1703 -0.1564)
OKLCH	oklch(57.14% 0.231 317.4)
XYZ	xyz(29.4714, 15.8665, 59.8907)
Luminance	0.1587 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC36CE #58CE36

analogous

#6036CE #AC36CE #CE36A4

triadic

#AC36CE #CEAC36 #36CEAC

tetradic

#AC36CE #CE6036 #58CE36 #36A4CE

square

#AC36CE #CE6036 #58CE36 #36A4CE

split-complementary

#AC36CE #A4CE36 #36CE60

monochromatic

#5C1B6F #8527A0 #AC36CE #C067DA #D598E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#AC36CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#AC36CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC36CE

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC36CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC36CE	1.00	5.03	4.17	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A72CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB5680

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac36ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 54, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.231 317.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c979de',
    500: '#ac36ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac36ce;
$custom-light: #c979de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac36ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.579,
    "s": 60.8,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57138,
    "c": 0.23121,
    "h": 317.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15865
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC36CE

secondary

#9DD28E

accent

#E44468

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFB

border

#D2C9D4

text

#140A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC36CE

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

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