#AC40DF#AC40DF

#AC40DF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.235 H 312.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC40DF
RGB	rgb(172, 64, 223)
HSL	hsl(281, 71%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(281, 71%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.9%, 71.3%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.21, 67.34, -61.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.21, 91.15, 317.63°)
OKLab	oklab(59.2% 0.1589 -0.1735)
OKLCH	oklch(59.2% 0.235 312.5)
XYZ	xyz(32.1635, 17.7661, 71.5326)
Luminance	0.1777 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC40DF #73DF40

analogous

#5D40DF #AC40DF #DF40C2

triadic

#AC40DF #DFAC40 #40DFAC

tetradic

#AC40DF #DF5D40 #73DF40 #40C2DF

square

#AC40DF #DF5D40 #73DF40 #40C2DF

split-complementary

#AC40DF #C2DF40 #40DF5D

monochromatic

#67188D #8E20C1 #AC40DF #C374E8 #DAA9F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.61

#AC40DF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.55

#AC40DF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC40DF

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC40DF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC40DF	1.00	4.61	4.55	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0070E4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E77DC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A6638C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac40df;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 64, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.235 312.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c97eea',
    500: '#ac40df',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac40df;
$custom-light: #c97eea;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac40df",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.755,
    "s": 71.3,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59202,
    "c": 0.23532,
    "h": 312.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.17765
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC40DF

secondary

#B2DE9D

accent

#EE3A74

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F9EFFD

border

#D2CAD5

text

#140B16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC40DF

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

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