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#AC19E6 Color

#AC19E6 is rgb(172, 25, 230) in RGB, hsl(283, 80%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 89%, 0%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.22. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AC19E6
HEX#AC19E6
RGBrgb(172, 25, 230)
HSLhsl(283, 80%, 50%)
HSVhsv(283, 89%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 89%, 0%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(57% 0.273 312.6)
LABlab(45.18% 73.89 -71.50)
LCHlch(45.18% 102.82 315.94)

What #AC19E6 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 #AC19E6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 5.22Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 7.26Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 7.27French Violet#8806CEΔE 10.84Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 11.97Electric Purple#BF00FFΔE 12.4

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

#AC19E6 Channel Values

How #AC19E6 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 25 · B 2308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 283° · S 80% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 283° · S 89% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 89% · Y 0% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.2:1 vs white · 4.04:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AC19E6 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 text5.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AC19E6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AC19E6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AC19E6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AC19E6
Complementary
#53E619
Analogous
#4619E6
Analogous
#E619B9
Triadic
#E6AC19
Triadic
#19E6AC
Split comp.
#B9E619
Split comp.
#19E646

Tints & Shades of #AC19E6

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

#B73AE9
#C35AED
#CF7AF0
#D995F3
#E4B6F7
#F0D6FA

Shades

#9416C5
#7F13AA
#670F8A
#520C6E
#3A094E
#260632

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AC19E6.

How #AC19E6 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#AC19E6
Protanopia#4F4FE6
Protanomaly#7F40E6
Deuteranopia#6A6AE5
Deuteranomaly#8954E5
Tritanopia#985D5D
Tritanomaly#A04AA6
Achromatopsia#6D6D6D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AC19E6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ac19e6: #AC19E6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AC19E6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ac19e6': '#AC19E6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.098, blue: 0.902)
Android XML<color name="color_ac19e6">#AC19E6</color>
SVG fillfill="#AC19E6"

More Purple Colors

#AC19E6 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AC19E6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AC19E6?

#AC19E6 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(172, 25, 230) in RGB and hsl(283, 80%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.22.

What is the RGB value of #AC19E6?

#AC19E6 is rgb(172, 25, 230) — red 172, green 25, and blue 230 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AC19E6?

#AC19E6 converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 89%, 0%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AC19E6 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AC19E6 scores 5.2:1 against white and 4.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AC19E6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AC19E6 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 7.27, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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