#AC40CD#AC40CD

#AC40CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.168; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.219 H 317.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC40CD
RGB	rgb(172, 64, 205)
HSL	hsl(286, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(286, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.1%, 68.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.07, 63.77, -52.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.07, 82.91, 320.28°)
OKLab	oklab(58.02% 0.1606 -0.1488)
OKLCH	oklch(58.02% 0.219 317.2)
XYZ	xyz(29.8645, 16.8465, 59.4243)
Luminance	0.1684 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC40CD #61CD40

analogous

#6540CD #AC40CD #CD40A8

triadic

#AC40CD #CDAC40 #40CDAC

tetradic

#AC40CD #CD6540 #61CD40 #40A8CD

square

#AC40CD #CD6540 #61CD40 #40A8CD

split-complementary

#AC40CD #A8CD40 #40CD65

monochromatic

#601E74 #882BA5 #AC40CD #C171DA #D6A1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.81

#AC40CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.37

#AC40CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC40CD

4.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC40CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC40CD	1.00	4.81	4.37	4.81
#FFFFFF	4.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006BD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4375CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB5B82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac40cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 64, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.219 317.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c97edd',
    500: '#ac40cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac40cd;
$custom-light: #c97edd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac40cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.957,
    "s": 58.506,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58021,
    "c": 0.21896,
    "h": 317.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16845
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC40CD

secondary

#A4D396

accent

#E2466B

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F9EFFB

border

#D2CAD4

text

#140A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC40CD

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

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