#AC42CC#AC42CC

#AC42CC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.216 H 317.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC42CC
RGB	rgb(172, 66, 204)
HSL	hsl(286, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(286, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.7%, 67.6%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.30, 62.76, -52.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.30, 81.53, 320.34°)
OKLab	oklab(58.17% 0.1586 -0.146)
OKLCH	oklch(58.17% 0.216 317.4)
XYZ	xyz(29.8590, 17.0280, 58.8289)
Luminance	0.1703 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC42CC #62CC42

analogous

#6742CC #AC42CC #CC42A7

triadic

#AC42CC #CCAC42 #42CCAC

tetradic

#AC42CC #CC6742 #62CC42 #42A7CC

square

#AC42CC #CC6742 #62CC42 #42A7CC

split-complementary

#AC42CC #A7CC42 #42CC67

monochromatic

#611F74 #892CA4 #AC42CC #C172D9 #D6A2E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.77

#AC42CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.41

#AC42CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC42CC

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC42CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC42CC	1.00	4.77	4.41	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CD0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4676C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB5C82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac42cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 66, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.216 317.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c87fdc',
    500: '#ac42cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac42cc;
$custom-light: #c87fdc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac42cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.087,
    "s": 57.5,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58165,
    "c": 0.21558,
    "h": 317.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.17027
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC42CC

secondary

#A5D397

accent

#E1476B

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F9EFFB

border

#D2CAD4

text

#140B15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC42CC

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

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