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#AC65CD Color

#AC65CD is rgb(172, 101, 205) in RGB, hsl(281, 51%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 51%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rich Lilac (#B666D2), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.72. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AC65CD
HEX#AC65CD
RGBrgb(172, 101, 205)
HSLhsl(281, 51%, 60%)
HSVhsv(281, 51%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 51%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(62.7% 0.166 314.1)
LABlab(54.25% 42.42 -42.81)
LCHlch(54.25% 60.27 314.74)

What #AC65CD 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 #AC65CD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#AC65CD Channel Values

How #AC65CD 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 101 · B 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 281° · S 51% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 281° · S 51% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 51% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.82:1 vs white · 5.5:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AC65CD 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 text3.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AC65CD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AC65CD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #AC65CD

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AC65CD.

How #AC65CD 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#AC65CD
Protanopia#7575CD
Protanomaly#8E6FCD
Deuteranopia#8282CC
Deuteranomaly#9578CC
Tritanopia#A07979
Tritanomaly#A571A1
Achromatopsia#828282

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AC65CD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ac65cd: #AC65CD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AC65CD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ac65cd': '#AC65CD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.396, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_ac65cd">#AC65CD</color>
SVG fillfill="#AC65CD"

More Purple Colors

#AC65CD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AC65CD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AC65CD?

#AC65CD is a light purple — rgb(172, 101, 205) in RGB and hsl(281, 51%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rich Lilac (#B666D2), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.72.

What is the RGB value of #AC65CD?

#AC65CD is rgb(172, 101, 205) — red 172, green 101, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AC65CD?

#AC65CD converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 51%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AC65CD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AC65CD scores 3.82:1 against white and 5.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AC65CD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AC65CD 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 mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 13.26, which is visibly different.

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