#AC42B2#AC42B2

#AC42B2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.192 H 325.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC42B2
RGB	rgb(172, 66, 178)
HSL	hsl(297, 46%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(297, 63%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.4%, 62.9%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.82, 57.89, -39.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.82, 69.96, 325.85°)
OKLab	oklab(56.63% 0.1587 -0.1088)
OKLCH	oklch(56.63% 0.192 325.6)
XYZ	xyz(26.9968, 15.8831, 43.7546)
Luminance	0.1588 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC42B2 #48B242

analogous

#7442B2 #AC42B2 #B24280

triadic

#AC42B2 #B2AC42 #42B2AC

tetradic

#AC42B2 #B27442 #48B242 #4280B2

square

#AC42B2 #B27442 #48B242 #4280B2

split-complementary

#AC42B2 #80B242 #42B274

monochromatic

#562159 #813185 #AC42B2 #C36AC8 #D596D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#AC42B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#AC42B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC42B2

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC42B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC42B2	1.00	5.03	4.18	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F66B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5874AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B05274

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac42b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 66, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.192 325.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c87ec9',
    500: '#ac42b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac42b2;
$custom-light: #c87ec9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac42b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.786,
    "s": 45.902,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56627,
    "c": 0.19239,
    "h": 325.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15881
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC42B2

secondary

#8FC48C

accent

#D65259

background

#FCF8FC

surface

#F9EFF8

border

#D2CAD1

text

#130A13

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC42B2

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

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