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#AC4FDE Color

#AC4FDE is rgb(172, 79, 222) in RGB, hsl(279, 68%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 64%, 0%, 13%) 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 9.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AC4FDE
HEX#AC4FDE
RGBrgb(172, 79, 222)
HSLhsl(279, 68%, 59%)
HSVhsv(279, 64%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 64%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(60.8% 0.216 311.6)
LABlab(50.93% 55.67 -57.70)
LCHlch(50.93% 80.17 313.97)

What #AC4FDE 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 #AC4FDE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 9.63Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 10.55Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 11.65Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 15.79Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 18.51Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 18.64

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

#AC4FDE Channel Values

How #AC4FDE 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 79 · B 2228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 279° · S 68% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 279° · S 64% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 64% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.26:1 vs white · 4.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AC4FDE 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 text4.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AC4FDE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AC4FDE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AC4FDE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AC4FDE
Complementary
#81DE4F
Analogous
#654FDE
Analogous
#DE4FC8
Triadic
#DEAC4F
Triadic
#4FDEAC
Split comp.
#C8DE4F
Split comp.
#4FDE65

Tints & Shades of #AC4FDE

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

#B869E2
#C27EE7
#CE98EB
#D8AEEF
#E5C7F4
#EFDDF8

Shades

#9C2DD7
#8423B8
#6B1D96
#561778
#3D1056
#250A33

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AC4FDE.

How #AC4FDE 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#AC4FDE
Protanopia#6767DE
Protanomaly#885EDE
Deuteranopia#7878DD
Deuteranomaly#906ADD
Tritanopia#9B6F6F
Tritanomaly#A264A7
Achromatopsia#7B7B7B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AC4FDE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ac4fde: #AC4FDE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AC4FDE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ac4fde': '#AC4FDE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.310, blue: 0.871)
Android XML<color name="color_ac4fde">#AC4FDE</color>
SVG fillfill="#AC4FDE"

More Purple Colors

#AC4FDE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AC4FDE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AC4FDE?

#AC4FDE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(172, 79, 222) in RGB and hsl(279, 68%, 59%) 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 9.63.

What is the RGB value of #AC4FDE?

#AC4FDE is rgb(172, 79, 222) — red 172, green 79, and blue 222 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AC4FDE?

#AC4FDE converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 64%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AC4FDE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AC4FDE scores 4.26:1 against white and 4.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AC4FDE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AC4FDE 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 9.63, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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