#AC38CD#AC38CD

#AC38CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.228 H 317.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC38CD
RGB	rgb(172, 56, 205)
HSL	hsl(287, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(287, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.1%, 72.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.99, 66.83, -54.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.99, 86.38, 320.69°)
OKLab	oklab(57.25% 0.1686 -0.1538)
OKLCH	oklch(57.25% 0.228 317.6)
XYZ	xyz(29.4453, 16.0081, 59.2846)
Luminance	0.1601 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC38CD #59CD38

analogous

#6138CD #AC38CD #CD38A3

triadic

#AC38CD #CDAC38 #38CDAC

tetradic

#AC38CD #CD6138 #59CD38 #38A3CD

square

#AC38CD #CD6138 #59CD38 #38A3CD

split-complementary

#AC38CD #A3CD38 #38CD61

monochromatic

#5C1C6F #8528A0 #AC38CD #C069D9 #D59AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.00

#AC38CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20

#AC38CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC38CD

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC38CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC38CD	1.00	5.00	4.20	5.00
#FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D73CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB5780

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac38cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 56, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.228 317.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c97add',
    500: '#ac38cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac38cd;
$custom-light: #c97add;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac38cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.711,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5725,
    "c": 0.2282,
    "h": 317.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.16007
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC38CD

secondary

#9ED18F

accent

#E34568

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFB

border

#D2C9D4

text

#140A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC38CD

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

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