#AC38CE#AC38CE

#AC38CE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.229 H 317.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC38CE
RGB	rgb(172, 56, 206)
HSL	hsl(286, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(286, 73%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.5%, 72.8%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.05, 67.02, -55.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.05, 86.82, 320.53°)
OKLab	oklab(57.32% 0.1685 -0.1552)
OKLCH	oklch(57.32% 0.229 317.3)
XYZ	xyz(29.5664, 16.0565, 59.9224)
Luminance	0.1605 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC38CE #5ACE38

analogous

#6138CE #AC38CE #CE38A5

triadic

#AC38CE #CEAC38 #38CEAC

tetradic

#AC38CE #CE6138 #5ACE38 #38A5CE

square

#AC38CE #CE6138 #5ACE38 #38A5CE

split-complementary

#AC38CE #A5CE38 #38CE61

monochromatic

#5D1C70 #8628A1 #AC38CE #C069DA #D59AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.99

#AC38CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.21

#AC38CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC38CE

4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC38CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC38CE	1.00	4.99	4.21	4.99
#FFFFFF	4.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C73CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AA5780

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac38ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 56, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.229 317.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c97ade',
    500: '#ac38ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac38ce;
$custom-light: #c97ade;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac38ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.4,
    "s": 60.484,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57315,
    "c": 0.22907,
    "h": 317.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16055
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC38CE

secondary

#9FD290

accent

#E44468

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFB

border

#D2C9D4

text

#140A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC38CE

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

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