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#AC1DD7 Color

#AC1DD7 is rgb(172, 29, 215) in RGB, hsl(286, 76%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 87%, 0%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple (Munsell) (#9F00C5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.47. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AC1DD7
HEX#AC1DD7
RGBrgb(172, 29, 215)
HSLhsl(286, 76%, 48%)
HSVhsv(286, 87%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 87%, 0%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(56.1% 0.259 316)
LABlab(44.49% 71.10 -64.07)
LCHlch(44.49% 95.71 317.98)

What #AC1DD7 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 #AC1DD7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#AC1DD7 Channel Values

How #AC1DD7 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 29 · B 2158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 286° · S 76% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 286° · S 87% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 87% · Y 0% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.37:1 vs white · 3.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AC1DD7 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 text5.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AC1DD7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AC1DD7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #AC1DD7

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AC1DD7.

How #AC1DD7 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#AC1DD7
Protanopia#5050D7
Protanomaly#7F41D7
Deuteranopia#6A6AD5
Deuteranomaly#8955D6
Tritanopia#9B5757
Tritanomaly#A2479B
Achromatopsia#6A6A6A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AC1DD7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ac1dd7: #AC1DD7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AC1DD7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ac1dd7': '#AC1DD7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.114, blue: 0.843)
Android XML<color name="color_ac1dd7">#AC1DD7</color>
SVG fillfill="#AC1DD7"

More Purple Colors

#AC1DD7 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AC1DD7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AC1DD7?

#AC1DD7 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(172, 29, 215) in RGB and hsl(286, 76%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple (Munsell) (#9F00C5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.47.

What is the RGB value of #AC1DD7?

#AC1DD7 is rgb(172, 29, 215) — red 172, green 29, and blue 215 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AC1DD7?

#AC1DD7 converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 87%, 0%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AC1DD7 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AC1DD7 scores 5.37:1 against white and 3.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AC1DD7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AC1DD7 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 9.18, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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