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#AC3BD8 Color

#AC3BD8 is rgb(172, 59, 216) in RGB, hsl(283, 67%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 73%, 0%, 15%) 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 5.65. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AC3BD8
HEX#AC3BD8
RGBrgb(172, 59, 216)
HSLhsl(283, 67%, 54%)
HSVhsv(283, 73%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 73%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(58.3% 0.235 314.5)
LABlab(47.59% 62.79 -59.64)
LCHlch(47.59% 86.60 316.47)

What #AC3BD8 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 #AC3BD8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 5.65Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 11Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 13.83Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 15.56Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 15.85Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 16.31

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

#AC3BD8 Channel Values

How #AC3BD8 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 59 · B 2168-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 283° · S 67% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 283° · S 73% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 73% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.8:1 vs white · 4.37:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AC3BD8 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 text4.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AC3BD8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AC3BD8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AC3BD8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AC3BD8
Complementary
#68D83B
Analogous
#5D3BD8
Analogous
#D83BB6
Triadic
#D8AC3B
Triadic
#3BD8AC
Split comp.
#B6D83B
Split comp.
#3BD85D

Tints & Shades of #AC3BD8

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

#B755DD
#C372E3
#CE8CE8
#D9A6ED
#E4BFF2
#F1DDF8

Shades

#9B28C8
#8422AA
#6D1C8D
#52156A
#3B0F4D
#24092F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AC3BD8.

How #AC3BD8 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#AC3BD8
Protanopia#5C5CD8
Protanomaly#8451D8
Deuteranopia#7171D7
Deuteranomaly#8D60D7
Tritanopia#9C6363
Tritanomaly#A256A0
Achromatopsia#727272

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AC3BD8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ac3bd8: #AC3BD8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AC3BD8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ac3bd8': '#AC3BD8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.231, blue: 0.847)
Android XML<color name="color_ac3bd8">#AC3BD8</color>
SVG fillfill="#AC3BD8"

More Purple Colors

#AC3BD8 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AC3BD8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AC3BD8?

#AC3BD8 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(172, 59, 216) in RGB and hsl(283, 67%, 54%) 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 5.65.

What is the RGB value of #AC3BD8?

#AC3BD8 is rgb(172, 59, 216) — red 172, green 59, and blue 216 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AC3BD8?

#AC3BD8 converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 73%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AC3BD8 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AC3BD8 scores 4.8:1 against white and 4.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AC3BD8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AC3BD8 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 5.65, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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