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#AC30CF Color

#AC30CF is rgb(172, 48, 207) in RGB, hsl(287, 62%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 77%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.78. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AC30CF
HEX#AC30CF
RGBrgb(172, 48, 207)
HSLhsl(287, 62%, 50%)
HSVhsv(287, 77%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 77%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(56.7% 0.238 317.4)
LABlab(45.74% 65.18 -57.45)
LCHlch(45.74% 86.89 318.60)

What #AC30CF 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 #AC30CF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 6.78Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 8.83Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 12.14Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 13.5Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 15.8Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 16.17

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

#AC30CF Channel Values

How #AC30CF 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 48 · B 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 287° · S 62% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 287° · S 77% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 77% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.15:1 vs white · 4.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AC30CF 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 text5.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AC30CF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AC30CF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AC30CF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AC30CF
Complementary
#53CF30
Analogous
#5D30CF
Analogous
#CF30A2
Triadic
#CFAC30
Triadic
#30CFAC
Split comp.
#A2CF30
Split comp.
#30CF5D

Tints & Shades of #AC30CF

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

#B84DD5
#C36ADC
#CF87E3
#D9A0E9
#E5BDEF
#F0DAF6

Shades

#942AB2
#7F2499
#671D7C
#531763
#3B1046
#260B2D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AC30CF.

How #AC30CF 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#AC30CF
Protanopia#5757CF
Protanomaly#824ACF
Deuteranopia#6E6ECD
Deuteranomaly#8B5BCE
Tritanopia#9D5B5B
Tritanomaly#A34D98
Achromatopsia#6D6D6D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AC30CF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ac30cf: #AC30CF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AC30CF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ac30cf': '#AC30CF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.188, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_ac30cf">#AC30CF</color>
SVG fillfill="#AC30CF"

More Purple Colors

#AC30CF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AC30CF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AC30CF?

#AC30CF is a mid-tone purple — rgb(172, 48, 207) in RGB and hsl(287, 62%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.78.

What is the RGB value of #AC30CF?

#AC30CF is rgb(172, 48, 207) — red 172, green 48, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AC30CF?

#AC30CF converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 77%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AC30CF be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AC30CF scores 5.15:1 against white and 4.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AC30CF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AC30CF 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 6.78, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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