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#AC3BF1 Color

#AC3BF1 is rgb(172, 59, 241) in RGB, hsl(277, 87%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 76%, 0%, 5%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.78. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AC3BF1
HEX#AC3BF1
RGBrgb(172, 59, 241)
HSLhsl(277, 87%, 59%)
HSVhsv(277, 76%, 95%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 76%, 0%, 5%)
OKLCHoklch(60% 0.257 308.7)
LABlab(49.06% 66.65 -71.40)
LCHlch(49.06% 97.67 313.03)

What #AC3BF1 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 #AC3BF1, 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.

#AC3BF1 Channel Values

How #AC3BF1 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 2418-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 277° · S 87% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 277° · S 76% · V 95%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 76% · Y 0% · K 5%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.52:1 vs white · 4.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AC3BF1 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 text4.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AC3BF1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AC3BF1; 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 #AC3BF1

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 #AC3BF1.

How #AC3BF1 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#AC3BF1
Protanopia#5C5CF1
Protanomaly#8451F1
Deuteranopia#7171F0
Deuteranomaly#8D60F0
Tritanopia#966C6C
Tritanomaly#9F5CB1
Achromatopsia#767676

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AC3BF1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ac3bf1: #AC3BF1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AC3BF1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ac3bf1': '#AC3BF1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.231, blue: 0.945)
Android XML<color name="color_ac3bf1">#AC3BF1</color>
SVG fillfill="#AC3BF1"

More Purple Colors

#AC3BF1 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AC3BF1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AC3BF1?

#AC3BF1 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(172, 59, 241) in RGB and hsl(277, 87%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.78.

What is the RGB value of #AC3BF1?

#AC3BF1 is rgb(172, 59, 241) — red 172, green 59, and blue 241 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AC3BF1?

#AC3BF1 converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 76%, 0%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AC3BF1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AC3BF1 scores 4.52:1 against white and 4.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AC3BF1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AC3BF1 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 blueviolet (#8A2BE2) at a CIE76 distance of 9.78, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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