#AC42CF#AC42CF

#AC42CF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.218 H 316.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC42CF
RGB	rgb(172, 66, 207)
HSL	hsl(285, 59%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(285, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.9%, 68.1%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.48, 63.35, -53.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.48, 82.90, 319.83°)
OKLab	oklab(58.35% 0.1584 -0.1502)
OKLCH	oklch(58.35% 0.218 316.5)
XYZ	xyz(30.2223, 17.1733, 60.7422)
Luminance	0.1717 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC42CF #65CF42

analogous

#6542CF #AC42CF #CF42AC

triadic

#AC42CF #CFAC42 #42CFAC

tetradic

#AC42CF #CF6542 #65CF42 #42ACCF

square

#AC42CF #CF6542 #65CF42 #42ACCF

split-complementary

#AC42CF #ACCF42 #42CF65

monochromatic

#621F78 #8A2BA9 #AC42CF #C173DB #D7A4E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.74

#AC42CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.43

#AC42CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC42CF

4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC42CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC42CF	1.00	4.74	4.43	4.74
#FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006DD3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4376CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AA5D84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac42cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 66, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.218 316.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c97fde',
    500: '#ac42cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac42cf;
$custom-light: #c97fde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac42cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.106,
    "s": 59.494,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58354,
    "c": 0.21832,
    "h": 316.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.17172
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC42CF

secondary

#A7D598

accent

#E3456C

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F9EFFB

border

#D2CAD4

text

#140B15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC42CF

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

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