#AC40CB#AC40CB

#AC40CB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.217 H 317.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC40CB
RGB	rgb(172, 64, 203)
HSL	hsl(287, 57%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(287, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.3%, 68.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.94, 63.39, -52.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.94, 82.00, 320.62°)
OKLab	oklab(57.89% 0.1608 -0.146)
OKLCH	oklch(57.89% 0.217 317.8)
XYZ	xyz(29.6246, 16.7505, 58.1610)
Luminance	0.1675 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC40CB #5FCB40

analogous

#6740CB #AC40CB #CB40A4

triadic

#AC40CB #CBAC40 #40CBAC

tetradic

#AC40CB #CB6740 #5FCB40 #40A4CB

square

#AC40CB #CB6740 #5FCB40 #40A4CB

split-complementary

#AC40CB #A4CB40 #40CB67

monochromatic

#5F1F72 #882CA2 #AC40CB #C170D8 #D6A0E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.83

#AC40CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.35

#AC40CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC40CB

4.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC40CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC40CB	1.00	4.83	4.35	4.83
#FFFFFF	4.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006BCF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4575C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB5B81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac40cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 64, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.217 317.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c87ddb',
    500: '#ac40cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac40cb;
$custom-light: #c87ddb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac40cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.619,
    "s": 57.202,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57894,
    "c": 0.21716,
    "h": 317.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16749
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC40CB

secondary

#A3D295

accent

#E04769

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F9EFFB

border

#D2CAD4

text

#140A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC40CB

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

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