#AC38C5#AC38C5

#AC38C5 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.221 H 319.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC38C5
RGB	rgb(172, 56, 197)
HSL	hsl(289, 56%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(289, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.7%, 71.6%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.49, 65.34, -50.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.49, 82.82, 322.08°)
OKLab	oklab(56.74% 0.1693 -0.1426)
OKLCH	oklch(56.74% 0.221 319.9)
XYZ	xyz(28.5042, 15.6316, 54.3283)
Luminance	0.1563 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC38C5 #51C538

analogous

#6638C5 #AC38C5 #C53897

triadic

#AC38C5 #C5AC38 #38C5AC

tetradic

#AC38C5 #C56638 #51C538 #3897C5

square

#AC38C5 #C56638 #51C538 #3897C5

split-complementary

#AC38C5 #97C538 #38C566

monochromatic

#591D66 #822A95 #AC38C5 #C067D4 #D496E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#AC38C5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#AC38C5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC38C5

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC38C5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC38C5	1.00	5.09	4.13	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066C9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4472C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC537B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac38c5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 56, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.221 319.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c979d7',
    500: '#ac38c5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac38c5;
$custom-light: #c979d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac38c5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.362,
    "s": 55.731,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56736,
    "c": 0.22133,
    "h": 319.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1563
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC38C5

secondary

#98CD8C

accent

#DF4963

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFA

border

#D2C9D3

text

#140A14

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC38C5

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

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