#AC40B5#AC40B5

#AC40B5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.198 H 324.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC40B5
RGB	rgb(172, 64, 181)
HSL	hsl(295, 48%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(295, 65%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(5%, 64.6%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.68, 59.27, -41.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.68, 72.22, 325.16°)
OKLab	oklab(56.58% 0.1611 -0.1146)
OKLCH	oklch(56.58% 0.198 324.6)
XYZ	xyz(27.1865, 15.7753, 45.3201)
Luminance	0.1577 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC40B5 #49B540

analogous

#7240B5 #AC40B5 #B54083

triadic

#AC40B5 #B5AC40 #40B5AC

tetradic

#AC40B5 #B57240 #49B540 #4083B5

square

#AC40B5 #B57240 #49B540 #4083B5

split-complementary

#AC40B5 #83B540 #40B572

monochromatic

#56205B #813088 #AC40B5 #C268CA #D596DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#AC40B5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#AC40B5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC40B5

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC40B5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC40B5	1.00	5.05	4.15	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2966B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5573B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF5275

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac40b5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 64, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.198 324.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c87dcc',
    500: '#ac40b5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac40b5;
$custom-light: #c87dcc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac40b5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.385,
    "s": 47.755,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56576,
    "c": 0.19769,
    "h": 324.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15774
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC40B5

secondary

#90C58B

accent

#D7505B

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F9EEF9

border

#D2C9D2

text

#130A13

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC40B5

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

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