#AC40CA#AC40CA

#AC40CA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.216 H 318.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC40CA
RGB	rgb(172, 64, 202)
HSL	hsl(287, 57%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(287, 68%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.9%, 68.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.88, 63.19, -51.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.88, 81.55, 320.79°)
OKLab	oklab(57.83% 0.1608 -0.1446)
OKLCH	oklch(57.83% 0.216 318)
XYZ	xyz(29.5058, 16.7030, 57.5354)
Luminance	0.1670 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC40CA #5ECA40

analogous

#6740CA #AC40CA #CA40A3

triadic

#AC40CA #CAAC40 #40CAAC

tetradic

#AC40CA #CA6740 #5ECA40 #40A3CA

square

#AC40CA #CA6740 #5ECA40 #40A3CA

split-complementary

#AC40CA #A3CA40 #40CA67

monochromatic

#5F1F70 #872CA0 #AC40CA #C170D7 #D6A0E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.84

#AC40CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.34

#AC40CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC40CA

4.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC40CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC40CA	1.00	4.84	4.34	4.84
#FFFFFF	4.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006BCE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4675C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB5A80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac40ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 64, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.216 318.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c87ddb',
    500: '#ac40ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac40ca;
$custom-light: #c87ddb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac40ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.957,
    "s": 56.557,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57832,
    "c": 0.21626,
    "h": 318
  },
  "luminance": 0.16702
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC40CA

secondary

#A2D195

accent

#E04869

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F9EFFB

border

#D2CAD4

text

#140A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC40CA

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

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