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#AC46CE Color

#AC46CE is rgb(172, 70, 206) in RGB, hsl(285, 58%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 66%, 0%, 19%) 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 7.01. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AC46CE
HEX#AC46CE
RGBrgb(172, 70, 206)
HSLhsl(285, 58%, 54%)
HSVhsv(285, 66%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 66%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(58.7% 0.212 316.5)
LABlab(48.65% 57.02 -52.23)
LCHlch(48.65% 77.33 317.51)

What #AC46CE 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 #AC46CE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 7.01Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 10.63Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 15.34Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 16.13Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 16.35Mauveine#8D029BΔE 16.62

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

#AC46CE Channel Values

How #AC46CE 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 70 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 285° · S 58% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 285° · S 66% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 66% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.64:1 vs white · 4.52:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AC46CE 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 text4.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AC46CE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AC46CE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AC46CE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AC46CE
Complementary
#68CE46
Analogous
#6846CE
Analogous
#CE46AC
Triadic
#CEAC46
Triadic
#46CEAC
Split comp.
#ACCE46
Split comp.
#46CE68

Tints & Shades of #AC46CE

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

#B75ED4
#C37ADC
#CE92E2
#D9AAE9
#E4C3EF
#F1DFF6

Shades

#9B32BD
#842BA1
#6D2385
#521B65
#3B1349
#240C2C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AC46CE.

How #AC46CE 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#AC46CE
Protanopia#6262CE
Protanomaly#8658CE
Deuteranopia#7575CD
Deuteranomaly#8E65CD
Tritanopia#9E6565
Tritanomaly#A45A9B
Achromatopsia#747474

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AC46CE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ac46ce: #AC46CE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AC46CE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ac46ce': '#AC46CE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.275, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_ac46ce">#AC46CE</color>
SVG fillfill="#AC46CE"

More Purple Colors

#AC46CE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AC46CE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AC46CE?

#AC46CE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(172, 70, 206) in RGB and hsl(285, 58%, 54%) 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 7.01.

What is the RGB value of #AC46CE?

#AC46CE is rgb(172, 70, 206) — red 172, green 70, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AC46CE?

#AC46CE converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 66%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AC46CE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AC46CE scores 4.64:1 against white and 4.52:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AC46CE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AC46CE 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 7.01, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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