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#AC2ED6 Color

#AC2ED6 is rgb(172, 46, 214) in RGB, hsl(285, 67%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 79%, 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 7.11. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AC2ED6
HEX#AC2ED6
RGBrgb(172, 46, 214)
HSLhsl(285, 67%, 51%)
HSVhsv(285, 79%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 79%, 0%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(57% 0.246 315.7)
LABlab(45.93% 66.77 -61.18)
LCHlch(45.93% 90.56 317.50)

What #AC2ED6 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 #AC2ED6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 7.11Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 7.52Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 12.31Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 12.87Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 12.98French Violet#8806CEΔE 14.22

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

#AC2ED6 Channel Values

How #AC2ED6 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 46 · B 2148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 285° · S 67% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 285° · S 79% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 79% · Y 0% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.1:1 vs white · 4.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AC2ED6 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 text5.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AC2ED6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AC2ED6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AC2ED6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AC2ED6
Complementary
#58D62E
Analogous
#582ED6
Analogous
#D62EAC
Triadic
#D6AC2E
Triadic
#2ED6AC
Split comp.
#ACD62E
Split comp.
#2ED658

Tints & Shades of #AC2ED6

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

#B84CDC
#C266E1
#CE84E7
#DAA1EC
#E6BFF2
#F0D9F7

Shades

#9625BB
#8120A2
#6A1A84
#521466
#3A0E48
#25092F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AC2ED6.

How #AC2ED6 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#AC2ED6
Protanopia#5656D6
Protanomaly#8149D6
Deuteranopia#6E6ED4
Deuteranomaly#8B5BD5
Tritanopia#9C5D5D
Tritanomaly#A24E9C
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AC2ED6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ac2ed6: #AC2ED6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AC2ED6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ac2ed6': '#AC2ED6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.180, blue: 0.839)
Android XML<color name="color_ac2ed6">#AC2ED6</color>
SVG fillfill="#AC2ED6"

More Purple Colors

#AC2ED6 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AC2ED6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AC2ED6?

#AC2ED6 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(172, 46, 214) in RGB and hsl(285, 67%, 51%) 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 7.11.

What is the RGB value of #AC2ED6?

#AC2ED6 is rgb(172, 46, 214) — red 172, green 46, and blue 214 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AC2ED6?

#AC2ED6 converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 79%, 0%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AC2ED6 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AC2ED6 scores 5.1:1 against white and 4.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AC2ED6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AC2ED6 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 7.52, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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