#AC42AE#AC42AE

#AC42AE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.189 H 327.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC42AE
RGB	rgb(172, 66, 174)
HSL	hsl(299, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(299, 62%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.1%, 62.1%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.61, 57.18, -37.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.61, 68.25, 326.91°)
OKLab	oklab(56.41% 0.1584 -0.103)
OKLCH	oklch(56.41% 0.189 327)
XYZ	xyz(26.6010, 15.7248, 41.6703)
Luminance	0.1572 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC42AE #44AE42

analogous

#7642AE #AC42AE #AE427A

triadic

#AC42AE #AEAC42 #42AEAC

tetradic

#AC42AE #AE7642 #44AE42 #427AAE

square

#AC42AE #AE7642 #44AE42 #427AAE

split-complementary

#AC42AE #7AAE42 #42AE76

monochromatic

#542055 #803182 #AC42AE #C468C6 #D594D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#AC42AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#AC42AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC42AE

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC42AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC42AE	1.00	5.07	4.14	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3366B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A73AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B15072

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac42ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 66, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.189 327.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c87ec6',
    500: '#ac42ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac42ae;
$custom-light: #c87ec6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac42ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 298.889,
    "s": 45,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56407,
    "c": 0.18894,
    "h": 327
  },
  "luminance": 0.15723
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC42AE

secondary

#8BC28A

accent

#D55356

background

#FCF8FC

surface

#F9EFF8

border

#D2CAD1

text

#130A13

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC42AE

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

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