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#AC43CB Color

#AC43CB is rgb(172, 67, 203) in RGB, hsl(286, 57%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 67%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.24. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AC43CB
HEX#AC43CB
RGBrgb(172, 67, 203)
HSLhsl(286, 57%, 53%)
HSVhsv(286, 67%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 67%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(58.2% 0.213 317.6)
LABlab(48.04% 57.80 -51.49)
LCHlch(48.04% 77.41 318.30)

What #AC43CB 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 #AC43CB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 7.24Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 10.74Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 14.48Mauveine#8D029BΔE 15.6Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 15.75Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 16.62

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

#AC43CB Channel Values

How #AC43CB 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 67 · B 2038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 286° · S 57% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 286° · S 67% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 67% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.75:1 vs white · 4.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AC43CB 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 text4.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AC43CB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AC43CB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AC43CB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AC43CB
Complementary
#63CB43
Analogous
#6743CB
Analogous
#CB43A7
Triadic
#CBAC43
Triadic
#43CBAC
Split comp.
#A7CB43
Split comp.
#43CB67

Tints & Shades of #AC43CB

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

#B65BD2
#C377DA
#CD8FE0
#DAABE8
#E4C3EF
#F1DFF6

Shades

#9932B8
#822B9C
#6A2380
#531B64
#3C1448
#250C2C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AC43CB.

How #AC43CB 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#AC43CB
Protanopia#6060CB
Protanomaly#8556CB
Deuteranopia#7474C9
Deuteranomaly#8E64CA
Tritanopia#9E6363
Tritanomaly#A45898
Achromatopsia#737373

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AC43CB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ac43cb: #AC43CB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AC43CB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ac43cb': '#AC43CB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.263, blue: 0.796)
Android XML<color name="color_ac43cb">#AC43CB</color>
SVG fillfill="#AC43CB"

More Purple Colors

#AC43CB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#AC43CB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AC43CB?

#AC43CB is a mid-tone purple — rgb(172, 67, 203) in RGB and hsl(286, 57%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.24.

What is the RGB value of #AC43CB?

#AC43CB is rgb(172, 67, 203) — red 172, green 67, and blue 203 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AC43CB?

#AC43CB converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 67%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AC43CB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AC43CB scores 4.75:1 against white and 4.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AC43CB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AC43CB 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 mediumorchid (#BA55D3) at a CIE76 distance of 7.24, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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