#AC38CB#AC38CB

#AC38CB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.226 H 318.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC38CB
RGB	rgb(172, 56, 203)
HSL	hsl(287, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(287, 72%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.3%, 72.4%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.86, 66.46, -53.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.86, 85.48, 321.02°)
OKLab	oklab(57.12% 0.1688 -0.151)
OKLCH	oklch(57.12% 0.226 318.2)
XYZ	xyz(29.2054, 15.9121, 58.0213)
Luminance	0.1591 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC38CB #57CB38

analogous

#6238CB #AC38CB #CB38A0

triadic

#AC38CB #CBAC38 #38CBAC

tetradic

#AC38CB #CB6238 #57CB38 #38A0CB

square

#AC38CB #CB6238 #57CB38 #38A0CB

split-complementary

#AC38CB #A0CB38 #38CB62

monochromatic

#5B1C6C #84299D #AC38CB #C069D8 #D499E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#AC38CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#AC38CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC38CB

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC38CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC38CB	1.00	5.02	4.18	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F73C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB567F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac38cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 56, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.226 318.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c97adb',
    500: '#ac38cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac38cb;
$custom-light: #c97adb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac38cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.347,
    "s": 58.566,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5712,
    "c": 0.22648,
    "h": 318.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15911
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC38CB

secondary

#9DD08F

accent

#E24667

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFB

border

#D2C9D4

text

#140A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC38CB

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

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