#AC79BD#AC79BD
#AC79BD is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.261; OKLCH L 65.2% C 0.113 H 317.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AC79BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 121, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(285, 34%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(285, 36%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9%, 36%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.15, 31.93, -27.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.15, 42.41, 318.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.2% 0.0834 -0.0766) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.2% 0.113 317.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.0346, 26.1203, 51.4358) |
| Luminance | 0.2612 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 1.99
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 3.14
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 5.70
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 5.73
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 6.20
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 6.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AC79BD #8ABD79
analogous
#8A79BD #AC79BD #BD79AC
triadic
#AC79BD #BDAC79 #79BDAC
tetradic
#AC79BD #BD8A79 #8ABD79 #79ACBD
square
#AC79BD #BD8A79 #8ABD79 #79ACBD
split-complementary
#AC79BD #ACBD79 #79BD8A
monochromatic
#6E3E7E #9252A7 #AC79BD #C5A2D1 #DFCBE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.37
#AC79BD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.22
#AC79BD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AC79BD
6.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AC79BD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AC79BD | 1.00 | 3.37 | 6.22 | 6.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6F88C0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C8DBB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AC8192
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ac79bd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 121, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.2% 0.113 317.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c5a0d1',
500: '#ac79bd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ac79bd; $custom-light: #c5a0d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ac79bd",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 121,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 285,
"s": 34,
"l": 60.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65201,
"c": 0.11318,
"h": 317.4
},
"luminance": 0.2612
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AC79BD
secondary
#C2D6BC
accent
#AD3956
background
#FCF9FC
surface
#F8F2F9
border
#D1CCD2
text
#130F14
muted
#827E82