#AC38B4#AC38B4

#AC38B4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.207 H 325.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC38B4
RGB	rgb(172, 56, 180)
HSL	hsl(296, 53%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(296, 69%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.4%, 68.9%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.49, 62.27, -42.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.49, 75.42, 325.65°)
OKLab	oklab(55.7% 0.1699 -0.1183)
OKLCH	oklch(55.7% 0.207 325.2)
XYZ	xyz(26.6650, 14.8960, 44.6419)
Luminance	0.1489 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC38B4 #40B438

analogous

#6E38B4 #AC38B4 #B4387E

triadic

#AC38B4 #B4AC38 #38B4AC

tetradic

#AC38B4 #B46E38 #40B438 #387EB4

square

#AC38B4 #B46E38 #40B438 #387EB4

split-complementary

#AC38B4 #7EB438 #38B46E

monochromatic

#531B57 #7F2985 #AC38B4 #C55DCD #D68BDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.28

#AC38B4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#AC38B4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC38B4

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC38B4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC38B4	1.00	5.28	3.98	5.28
#FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1B63B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5171B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B04C72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac38b4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 56, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.207 325.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c879cb',
    500: '#ac38b4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac38b4;
$custom-light: #c879cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac38b4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.129,
    "s": 52.542,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55703,
    "c": 0.207,
    "h": 325.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14894
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC38B4

secondary

#87C582

accent

#DC4C55

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F9EEF8

border

#D2C9D1

text

#140A13

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC38B4

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

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