#AC38C3#AC38C3

#AC38C3 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.220 H 320.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC38C3
RGB	rgb(172, 56, 195)
HSL	hsl(290, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(290, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.8%, 71.3%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.37, 64.97, -49.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.37, 81.93, 322.46°)
OKLab	oklab(56.61% 0.1694 -0.1398)
OKLCH	oklch(56.61% 0.22 320.5)
XYZ	xyz(28.2766, 15.5406, 53.1294)
Luminance	0.1554 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC38C3 #4FC338

analogous

#6738C3 #AC38C3 #C33895

triadic

#AC38C3 #C3AC38 #38C3AC

tetradic

#AC38C3 #C36738 #4FC338 #3895C3

square

#AC38C3 #C36738 #4FC338 #3895C3

split-complementary

#AC38C3 #95C338 #38C367

monochromatic

#581D64 #822A93 #AC38C3 #C165D3 #D495E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#AC38C3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#AC38C3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC38C3

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC38C3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC38C3	1.00	5.11	4.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4672C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD527A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac38c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 56, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.220 320.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c979d6',
    500: '#ac38c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac38c3;
$custom-light: #c979d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac38c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.072,
    "s": 55.378,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56611,
    "c": 0.21962,
    "h": 320.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15539
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC38C3

secondary

#96CC8B

accent

#DF4962

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFA

border

#D2C9D3

text

#140A14

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC38C3

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

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