#AC38CF#AC38CF

#AC38CF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.230 H 317.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC38CF
RGB	rgb(172, 56, 207)
HSL	hsl(286, 61%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(286, 73%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.9%, 72.9%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.11, 67.21, -55.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.11, 87.27, 320.37°)
OKLab	oklab(57.38% 0.1684 -0.1566)
OKLCH	oklch(57.38% 0.23 317.1)
XYZ	xyz(29.6882, 16.1053, 60.5642)
Luminance	0.1610 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC38CF #5BCF38

analogous

#6138CF #AC38CF #CF38A7

triadic

#AC38CF #CFAC38 #38CFAC

tetradic

#AC38CF #CF6138 #5BCF38 #38A7CF

square

#AC38CF #CF6138 #5BCF38 #38A7CF

split-complementary

#AC38CF #A7CF38 #38CF61

monochromatic

#5D1B71 #8627A3 #AC38CF #C169DB #D59BE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.98

#AC38CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.22

#AC38CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC38CF

4.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC38CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC38CF	1.00	4.98	4.22	4.98
#FFFFFF	4.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B73CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AA5881

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac38cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 56, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.230 317.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c97ade',
    500: '#ac38cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac38cf;
$custom-light: #c97ade;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac38cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.093,
    "s": 61.134,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5738,
    "c": 0.22994,
    "h": 317.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16104
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC38CF

secondary

#A0D390

accent

#E44469

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFB

border

#D2C9D4

text

#140A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC38CF

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

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