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#AC4BEC Color

#AC4BEC is rgb(172, 75, 236) in RGB, hsl(276, 81%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(27%, 68%, 0%, 7%) 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 9.52. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AC4BEC
HEX#AC4BEC
RGBrgb(172, 75, 236)
HSLhsl(276, 81%, 61%)
HSVhsv(276, 68%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(27%, 68%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(61.2% 0.235 308.6)
LABlab(51.05% 59.69 -65.40)
LCHlch(51.05% 88.54 312.38)

What #AC4BEC 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 #AC4BEC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 9.52Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 11.54Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 14.81Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 15.98Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 17.31French Violet#8806CEΔE 17.52

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

#AC4BEC Channel Values

How #AC4BEC 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 75 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 276° · S 81% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 276° · S 68% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 27% · M 68% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.22:1 vs white · 4.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AC4BEC 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 text4.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AC4BEC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AC4BEC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AC4BEC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AC4BEC
Complementary
#8BEC4B
Analogous
#5B4BEC
Analogous
#EC4BDC
Triadic
#ECAC4B
Triadic
#4BECAC
Split comp.
#DCEC4B
Split comp.
#4BEC5B

Tints & Shades of #AC4BEC

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

#B662EF
#C37EF1
#CE95F4
#D9ACF6
#E3C3F9
#F0DFFC

Shades

#9B26E8
#8516D0
#6E12AB
#530E81
#3B0A5C
#240637

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AC4BEC.

How #AC4BEC 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#AC4BEC
Protanopia#6464EC
Protanomaly#875BEC
Deuteranopia#7777EB
Deuteranomaly#8F68EB
Tritanopia#987272
Tritanomaly#A064B0
Achromatopsia#7B7B7B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AC4BEC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ac4bec: #AC4BEC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AC4BEC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ac4bec': '#AC4BEC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.294, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_ac4bec">#AC4BEC</color>
SVG fillfill="#AC4BEC"

More Purple Colors

#AC4BEC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AC4BEC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AC4BEC?

#AC4BEC is a light purple — rgb(172, 75, 236) in RGB and hsl(276, 81%, 61%) 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 9.52.

What is the RGB value of #AC4BEC?

#AC4BEC is rgb(172, 75, 236) — red 172, green 75, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AC4BEC?

#AC4BEC converts to approximately cmyk(27%, 68%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AC4BEC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AC4BEC scores 4.22:1 against white and 4.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AC4BEC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AC4BEC 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 9.52, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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