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#AC3ED0 Color

#AC3ED0 is rgb(172, 62, 208) in RGB, hsl(285, 61%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 70%, 0%, 18%) 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 7.3. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AC3ED0
HEX#AC3ED0
RGBrgb(172, 62, 208)
HSLhsl(285, 61%, 53%)
HSVhsv(285, 70%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 70%, 0%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(58% 0.224 316.5)
LABlab(47.57% 60.49 -55.11)
LCHlch(47.57% 81.83 317.67)

What #AC3ED0 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 #AC3ED0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 7.3Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 11.06Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 14.04Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 14.05Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 14.34Mauveine#8D029BΔE 16.41

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

#AC3ED0 Channel Values

How #AC3ED0 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 62 · B 2088-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 285° · S 61% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 285° · S 70% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 70% · Y 0% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.82:1 vs white · 4.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AC3ED0 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 text4.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AC3ED0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AC3ED0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AC3ED0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AC3ED0
Complementary
#63D03E
Analogous
#633ED0
Analogous
#D03EAC
Triadic
#D0AC3E
Triadic
#3ED0AC
Split comp.
#ACD03E
Split comp.
#3ED063

Tints & Shades of #AC3ED0

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

#B657D6
#C373DD
#CD8CE3
#DAA9EA
#E4C1F0
#F1DEF7

Shades

#992EBD
#8227A0
#6A2083
#531967
#3C124A
#250B2D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AC3ED0.

How #AC3ED0 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#AC3ED0
Protanopia#5D5DD0
Protanomaly#8453D0
Deuteranopia#7272CF
Deuteranomaly#8D61CF
Tritanopia#9D6262
Tritanomaly#A3569A
Achromatopsia#727272

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AC3ED0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ac3ed0: #AC3ED0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AC3ED0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ac3ed0': '#AC3ED0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.243, blue: 0.816)
Android XML<color name="color_ac3ed0">#AC3ED0</color>
SVG fillfill="#AC3ED0"

More Purple Colors

#AC3ED0 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AC3ED0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AC3ED0?

#AC3ED0 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(172, 62, 208) in RGB and hsl(285, 61%, 53%) 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 7.3.

What is the RGB value of #AC3ED0?

#AC3ED0 is rgb(172, 62, 208) — red 172, green 62, and blue 208 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AC3ED0?

#AC3ED0 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 70%, 0%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AC3ED0 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AC3ED0 scores 4.82:1 against white and 4.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AC3ED0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AC3ED0 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 7.3, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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