#AC42CD#AC42CD

#AC42CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.216 H 317.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC42CD
RGB	rgb(172, 66, 205)
HSL	hsl(286, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(286, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.1%, 67.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.36, 62.96, -52.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.36, 81.99, 320.17°)
OKLab	oklab(58.23% 0.1585 -0.1474)
OKLCH	oklch(58.23% 0.217 317.1)
XYZ	xyz(29.9793, 17.0761, 59.4626)
Luminance	0.1708 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC42CD #63CD42

analogous

#6642CD #AC42CD #CD42A9

triadic

#AC42CD #CDAC42 #42CDAC

tetradic

#AC42CD #CD6642 #63CD42 #42A9CD

square

#AC42CD #CD6642 #63CD42 #42A9CD

split-complementary

#AC42CD #A9CD42 #42CD66

monochromatic

#611F76 #892CA6 #AC42CD #C172DA #D7A3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.76

#AC42CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.42

#AC42CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC42CD

4.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC42CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC42CD	1.00	4.76	4.42	4.76
#FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4576CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB5D83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac42cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 66, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.216 317.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c87fdd',
    500: '#ac42cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac42cd;
$custom-light: #c87fdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac42cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.755,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58228,
    "c": 0.2165,
    "h": 317.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17075
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC42CD

secondary

#A6D397

accent

#E1466B

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F9EFFB

border

#D2CAD4

text

#140B15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC42CD

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

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