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#AC09EC Color

#AC09EC is rgb(172, 9, 236) in RGB, hsl(283, 93%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(27%, 96%, 0%, 7%) 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 5.67. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AC09EC
HEX#AC09EC
RGBrgb(172, 9, 236)
HSLhsl(283, 93%, 48%)
HSVhsv(283, 96%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(27%, 96%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(57% 0.283 311.5)
LABlab(44.88% 76.73 -75.37)
LCHlch(44.88% 107.55 315.51)

What #AC09EC 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 #AC09EC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 5.67Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 7.87Electric Purple#BF00FFΔE 8.34Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 9.69Vibrant Purple#AA00FFΔE 9.98Vivid Orchid#CC00FFΔE 10.4

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

#AC09EC Channel Values

How #AC09EC 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 9 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 283° · S 93% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 283° · S 96% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 27% · M 96% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.24:1 vs white · 4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AC09EC 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 text5.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AC09EC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AC09EC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AC09EC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AC09EC
Complementary
#49EC09
Analogous
#3A09EC
Analogous
#EC09BB
Triadic
#ECAC09
Triadic
#09ECAC
Split comp.
#BBEC09
Split comp.
#09EC3A

Tints & Shades of #AC09EC

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

#BA22F7
#C544F8
#D066F9
#DC8EFB
#E7B0FC
#F1D3FD

Shades

#9607CF
#7D06AC
#68058F
#520471
#3D0354
#240231

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AC09EC.

How #AC09EC 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#AC09EC
Protanopia#4C4CEC
Protanomaly#7E3CEC
Deuteranopia#6868EB
Deuteranomaly#8852EB
Tritanopia#965C5C
Tritanomaly#9F49AA
Achromatopsia#6C6C6C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AC09EC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ac09ec: #AC09EC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AC09EC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ac09ec': '#AC09EC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.035, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_ac09ec">#AC09EC</color>
SVG fillfill="#AC09EC"

More Purple Colors

#AC09EC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AC09EC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AC09EC?

#AC09EC is a mid-tone purple — rgb(172, 9, 236) in RGB and hsl(283, 93%, 48%) 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 5.67.

What is the RGB value of #AC09EC?

#AC09EC is rgb(172, 9, 236) — red 172, green 9, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AC09EC?

#AC09EC converts to approximately cmyk(27%, 96%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AC09EC be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AC09EC scores 5.24:1 against white and 4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AC09EC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AC09EC 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 9.69, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every purple in the color library, the guide to shades of purple, or the full color library.