#AC40CF#AC40CF

#AC40CF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.221 H 316.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC40CF
RGB	rgb(172, 64, 207)
HSL	hsl(285, 60%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(285, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.9%, 69.1%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.19, 64.16, -53.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.19, 83.82, 319.95°)
OKLab	oklab(58.15% 0.1605 -0.1516)
OKLCH	oklch(58.15% 0.221 316.6)
XYZ	xyz(30.1074, 16.9436, 60.7039)
Luminance	0.1694 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC40CF #63CF40

analogous

#6440CF #AC40CF #CF40AA

triadic

#AC40CF #CFAC40 #40CFAC

tetradic

#AC40CF #CF6440 #63CF40 #40AACF

square

#AC40CF #CF6440 #63CF40 #40AACF

split-complementary

#AC40CF #AACF40 #40CF64

monochromatic

#611E77 #892AA8 #AC40CF #C171DB #D7A2E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.79

#AC40CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.39

#AC40CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC40CF

4.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC40CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC40CF	1.00	4.79	4.39	4.79
#FFFFFF	4.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CD3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4176CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AA5C83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac40cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 64, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.221 316.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c97ede',
    500: '#ac40cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac40cf;
$custom-light: #c97ede;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac40cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.315,
    "s": 59.833,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58148,
    "c": 0.22076,
    "h": 316.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.16942
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC40CF

secondary

#A6D497

accent

#E3456C

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F9EFFB

border

#D2CAD4

text

#140A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC40CF

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

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