#AC38AE#AC38AE

#AC38AE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.202 H 327.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC38AE
RGB	rgb(172, 56, 174)
HSL	hsl(299, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(299, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.1%, 67.8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.16, 61.23, -39.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.16, 72.89, 327.14°)
OKLab	oklab(55.36% 0.1698 -0.1095)
OKLCH	oklch(55.36% 0.202 327.2)
XYZ	xyz(26.0670, 14.6568, 41.4923)
Luminance	0.1466 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC38AE #3AAE38

analogous

#7138AE #AC38AE #AE3875

triadic

#AC38AE #AEAC38 #38AEAC

tetradic

#AC38AE #AE7138 #3AAE38 #3875AE

square

#AC38AE #AE7138 #3AAE38 #3875AE

split-complementary

#AC38AE #75AE38 #38AE71

monochromatic

#501A51 #7E2980 #AC38AE #C859CA #D788D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.34

#AC38AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#AC38AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC38AE

5.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC38AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC38AE	1.00	5.34	3.93	5.34
#FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2461B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5470AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B1496F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac38ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 56, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.202 327.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c879c6',
    500: '#ac38ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac38ae;
$custom-light: #c879c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac38ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 298.983,
    "s": 51.304,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55358,
    "c": 0.20207,
    "h": 327.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14655
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC38AE

secondary

#80C37F

accent

#DB4D4F

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F9EEF8

border

#D2C9D1

text

#140A13

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC38AE

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

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