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#AC48DB Color

#AC48DB is rgb(172, 72, 219) in RGB, hsl(281, 67%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 67%, 0%, 14%) 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 7.49. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AC48DB
HEX#AC48DB
RGBrgb(172, 72, 219)
HSLhsl(281, 67%, 57%)
HSVhsv(281, 67%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 67%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(59.8% 0.222 312.9)
LABlab(49.64% 58.19 -58.07)
LCHlch(49.64% 82.21 315.06)

What #AC48DB 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 #AC48DB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 7.49Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 11.69Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 13.12Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 15.99Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 16.55Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 16.93

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

#AC48DB Channel Values

How #AC48DB 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 72 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 281° · S 67% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 281° · S 67% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 67% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.46:1 vs white · 4.7:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AC48DB 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AC48DB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AC48DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AC48DB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AC48DB
Complementary
#76DB48
Analogous
#6348DB
Analogous
#DB48C0
Triadic
#DBAC48
Triadic
#48DBAC
Split comp.
#C0DB48
Split comp.
#48DB63

Tints & Shades of #AC48DB

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

#B861E0
#C37BE5
#CF95EA
#D9AAEE
#E4C3F3
#F0DDF8

Shades

#9C29D1
#8523B3
#6C1D91
#561773
#3C1051
#260A33

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AC48DB.

How #AC48DB 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#AC48DB
Protanopia#6363DB
Protanomaly#8659DB
Deuteranopia#7676DA
Deuteranomaly#8F66DA
Tritanopia#9C6B6B
Tritanomaly#A25FA4
Achromatopsia#777777

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AC48DB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ac48db: #AC48DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AC48DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ac48db': '#AC48DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.282, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_ac48db">#AC48DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#AC48DB"

More Purple Colors

#AC48DB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AC48DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AC48DB?

#AC48DB is a mid-tone purple — rgb(172, 72, 219) in RGB and hsl(281, 67%, 57%) 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 7.49.

What is the RGB value of #AC48DB?

#AC48DB is rgb(172, 72, 219) — red 172, green 72, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AC48DB?

#AC48DB converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 67%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AC48DB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AC48DB scores 4.46:1 against white and 4.7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AC48DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AC48DB 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 7.49, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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