#AC42CB#AC42CB

#AC42CB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.215 H 317.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC42CB
RGB	rgb(172, 66, 203)
HSL	hsl(286, 57%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(286, 67%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.3%, 67.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.23, 62.57, -51.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.23, 81.08, 320.51°)
OKLab	oklab(58.1% 0.1586 -0.1446)
OKLCH	oklch(58.1% 0.215 317.6)
XYZ	xyz(29.7394, 16.9801, 58.1993)
Luminance	0.1698 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC42CB #61CB42

analogous

#6742CB #AC42CB #CB42A6

triadic

#AC42CB #CBAC42 #42CBAC

tetradic

#AC42CB #CB6742 #61CB42 #42A6CB

square

#AC42CB #CB6742 #61CB42 #42A6CB

split-complementary

#AC42CB #A6CB42 #42CB67

monochromatic

#602073 #882DA3 #AC42CB #C172D8 #D6A2E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.78

#AC42CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#AC42CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC42CB

4.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC42CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC42CB	1.00	4.78	4.40	4.78
#FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CCF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4776C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB5C81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac42cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 66, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.215 317.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c87edb',
    500: '#ac42cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac42cb;
$custom-light: #c87edb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac42cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.423,
    "s": 56.846,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58103,
    "c": 0.21467,
    "h": 317.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.16979
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC42CB

secondary

#A4D297

accent

#E0486A

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F9EFFB

border

#D2CAD4

text

#140B15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC42CB

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

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