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#AC00EB Color

#AC00EB is rgb(172, 0, 235) in RGB, hsl(284, 100%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(27%, 100%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple (X11) (#A020F0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.21. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AC00EB
HEX#AC00EB
RGBrgb(172, 0, 235)
HSLhsl(284, 100%, 46%)
HSVhsv(284, 100%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(27%, 100%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(56.8% 0.284 311.8)
LABlab(44.54% 77.38 -75.37)
LCHlch(44.54% 108.02 315.75)

What #AC00EB Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #AC00EB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 6.21Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 7.93Electric Purple#BF00FFΔE 8.05Vibrant Purple#AA00FFΔE 9.83Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 9.92Vivid Orchid#CC00FFΔE 10.12

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#AC00EB Channel Values

How #AC00EB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 172 · G 0 · B 2358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 284° · S 100% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 284° · S 100% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 27% · M 100% · Y 0% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.31:1 vs white · 3.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AC00EB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AC00EB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AC00EB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AC00EB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AC00EB
Complementary
#3FEB00
Analogous
#3700EB
Analogous
#EB00B4
Triadic
#EBAC00
Triadic
#00EBAC
Split comp.
#B4EB00
Split comp.
#00EB37

Tints & Shades of #AC00EB

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BF0FFF
#CA38FF
#D35CFF
#DE85FF
#E8A8FF
#F3D1FF

Shades

#9600CC
#7F00AD
#69008F
#520070
#3C0052
#250033

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AC00EB.

How #AC00EB Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#AC00EB
Protanopia#4B4BEB
Protanomaly#7E3AEB
Deuteranopia#6767EA
Deuteranomaly#8851EA
Tritanopia#965B5B
Tritanomaly#9F47A9
Achromatopsia#6B6B6B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AC00EB in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ac00eb: #AC00EB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AC00EB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ac00eb': '#AC00EB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.000, blue: 0.922)
Android XML<color name="color_ac00eb">#AC00EB</color>
SVG fillfill="#AC00EB"

More Purple Colors

#AC00EB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AC00EB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AC00EB?

#AC00EB is a mid-tone purple — rgb(172, 0, 235) in RGB and hsl(284, 100%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple (X11) (#A020F0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.21.

What is the RGB value of #AC00EB?

#AC00EB is rgb(172, 0, 235) — red 172, green 0, and blue 235 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AC00EB?

#AC00EB converts to approximately cmyk(27%, 100%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AC00EB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AC00EB scores 5.31:1 against white and 3.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AC00EB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AC00EB is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkviolet (#9400D3) at a CIE76 distance of 9.92, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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