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#AC2CE8 Color

#AC2CE8 is rgb(172, 44, 232) in RGB, hsl(281, 80%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 81%, 0%, 9%) 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 7.63. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AC2CE8
HEX#AC2CE8
RGBrgb(172, 44, 232)
HSLhsl(281, 80%, 54%)
HSVhsv(281, 81%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 81%, 0%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(58.2% 0.262 311.5)
LABlab(46.81% 69.95 -69.99)
LCHlch(46.81% 98.95 314.99)

What #AC2CE8 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 #AC2CE8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 7.63Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 8.13Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 9.04French Violet#8806CEΔE 10.7Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 10.74Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 11.08

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

#AC2CE8 Channel Values

How #AC2CE8 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 44 · B 2328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 281° · S 80% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 281° · S 81% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 81% · Y 0% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.91:1 vs white · 4.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AC2CE8 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 text4.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AC2CE8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AC2CE8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AC2CE8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AC2CE8
Complementary
#67E82C
Analogous
#4E2CE8
Analogous
#E82CC5
Triadic
#E8AC2C
Triadic
#2CE8AC
Split comp.
#C5E82C
Split comp.
#2CE84E

Tints & Shades of #AC2CE8

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

#B747EB
#C468EE
#CE83F1
#D99FF4
#E4BAF7
#F1DAFB

Shades

#9B18D8
#8414B8
#6D1197
#520D73
#3B0953
#240632

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AC2CE8.

How #AC2CE8 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#AC2CE8
Protanopia#5555E8
Protanomaly#8148E8
Deuteranopia#6D6DE7
Deuteranomaly#8B5AE7
Tritanopia#986363
Tritanomaly#A052A9
Achromatopsia#717171

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AC2CE8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ac2ce8: #AC2CE8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AC2CE8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ac2ce8': '#AC2CE8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.173, blue: 0.910)
Android XML<color name="color_ac2ce8">#AC2CE8</color>
SVG fillfill="#AC2CE8"

More Purple Colors

#AC2CE8 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AC2CE8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AC2CE8?

#AC2CE8 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(172, 44, 232) in RGB and hsl(281, 80%, 54%) 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 7.63.

What is the RGB value of #AC2CE8?

#AC2CE8 is rgb(172, 44, 232) — red 172, green 44, and blue 232 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AC2CE8?

#AC2CE8 converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 81%, 0%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AC2CE8 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AC2CE8 scores 4.91:1 against white and 4.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AC2CE8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AC2CE8 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 8.13, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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