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#AC4CDC Color

#AC4CDC is rgb(172, 76, 220) in RGB, hsl(280, 67%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 65%, 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 8.77. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AC4CDC
HEX#AC4CDC
RGBrgb(172, 76, 220)
HSLhsl(280, 67%, 58%)
HSVhsv(280, 65%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 65%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(60.3% 0.218 312.3)
LABlab(50.33% 56.65 -57.53)
LCHlch(50.33% 80.74 314.56)

What #AC4CDC 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 #AC4CDC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 8.77Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 10.65Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 12.39Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 16.18Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 17.7Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 17.72

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

#AC4CDC Channel Values

How #AC4CDC 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 76 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 280° · S 67% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 280° · S 65% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 65% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.36:1 vs white · 4.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AC4CDC 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 text4.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AC4CDC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AC4CDC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AC4CDC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AC4CDC
Complementary
#7CDC4C
Analogous
#644CDC
Analogous
#DC4CC4
Triadic
#DCAC4C
Triadic
#4CDCAC
Split comp.
#C4DC4C
Split comp.
#4CDC64

Tints & Shades of #AC4CDC

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

#B866E1
#C27BE5
#CD95EA
#D9AEEF
#E5C8F4
#EFDDF8

Shades

#9C2AD5
#8624B7
#6D1D95
#541773
#3B1051
#250A33

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AC4CDC.

How #AC4CDC 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#AC4CDC
Protanopia#6565DC
Protanomaly#875CDC
Deuteranopia#7777DB
Deuteranomaly#8F68DB
Tritanopia#9C6D6D
Tritanomaly#A262A5
Achromatopsia#797979

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AC4CDC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ac4cdc: #AC4CDC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AC4CDC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ac4cdc': '#AC4CDC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.298, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_ac4cdc">#AC4CDC</color>
SVG fillfill="#AC4CDC"

More Purple Colors

#AC4CDC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AC4CDC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AC4CDC?

#AC4CDC is a mid-tone purple — rgb(172, 76, 220) in RGB and hsl(280, 67%, 58%) 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 8.77.

What is the RGB value of #AC4CDC?

#AC4CDC is rgb(172, 76, 220) — red 172, green 76, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AC4CDC?

#AC4CDC converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 65%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AC4CDC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AC4CDC scores 4.36:1 against white and 4.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AC4CDC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AC4CDC 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 8.77, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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