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#AC07E9 Color

#AC07E9 is rgb(172, 7, 233) in RGB, hsl(284, 94%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 97%, 0%, 9%) 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 6.26. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AC07E9
HEX#AC07E9
RGBrgb(172, 7, 233)
HSLhsl(284, 94%, 47%)
HSVhsv(284, 97%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 97%, 0%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(56.7% 0.281 312.2)
LABlab(44.62% 76.49 -74.11)
LCHlch(44.62% 106.51 315.91)

What #AC07E9 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 #AC07E9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 6.26Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 6.73Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 8.88Electric Purple#BF00FFΔE 9.25Vivid Orchid#CC00FFΔE 10.82Vibrant Purple#AA00FFΔE 11.27

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

#AC07E9 Channel Values

How #AC07E9 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 7 · B 2338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 284° · S 94% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 284° · S 97% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 97% · Y 0% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.3:1 vs white · 3.96:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AC07E9 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 text5.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AC07E9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AC07E9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AC07E9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AC07E9
Complementary
#43E907
Analogous
#3C07E9
Analogous
#E907B4
Triadic
#E9AC07
Triadic
#07E9AC
Split comp.
#B4E907
Split comp.
#07E93C

Tints & Shades of #AC07E9

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

#BD1BF8
#C943F9
#D366FA
#DD88FB
#E7ABFC
#F2D2FE

Shades

#9606CB
#8005AD
#6A048F
#51036D
#3B024F
#250231

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AC07E9.

How #AC07E9 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#AC07E9
Protanopia#4C4CE9
Protanomaly#7E3BE9
Deuteranopia#6868E8
Deuteranomaly#8852E8
Tritanopia#975B5B
Tritanomaly#A047A7
Achromatopsia#6B6B6B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AC07E9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ac07e9: #AC07E9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AC07E9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ac07e9': '#AC07E9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.027, blue: 0.914)
Android XML<color name="color_ac07e9">#AC07E9</color>
SVG fillfill="#AC07E9"

More Purple Colors

#AC07E9 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AC07E9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AC07E9?

#AC07E9 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(172, 7, 233) in RGB and hsl(284, 94%, 47%) 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 6.26.

What is the RGB value of #AC07E9?

#AC07E9 is rgb(172, 7, 233) — red 172, green 7, and blue 233 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AC07E9?

#AC07E9 converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 97%, 0%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AC07E9 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AC07E9 scores 5.3:1 against white and 3.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AC07E9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AC07E9 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 8.88, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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