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#AC7CE4 Color

#AC7CE4 is rgb(172, 124, 228) in RGB, hsl(268, 66%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 46%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AC7CE4
HEX#AC7CE4
RGBrgb(172, 124, 228)
HSLhsl(268, 66%, 69%)
HSVhsv(268, 46%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 46%, 0%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(67.6% 0.155 303.8)
LABlab(60.19% 34.46 -46.40)
LCHlch(60.19% 57.80 306.59)

What #AC7CE4 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 #AC7CE4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 6.36Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 7.31Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 7.63Amethyst#9966CCΔE 8.21Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 11.22Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 12.55

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

#AC7CE4 Channel Values

How #AC7CE4 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 124 · B 2288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 268° · S 66% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 268° · S 46% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 46% · Y 0% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.11:1 vs white · 6.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AC7CE4 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 text3.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AC7CE4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AC7CE4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AC7CE4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AC7CE4
Complementary
#B3E47C
Analogous
#7C7FE4
Analogous
#E17CE4
Triadic
#E4AC7C
Triadic
#7CE4AC
Split comp.
#E4E17C
Split comp.
#7FE47C

Tints & Shades of #AC7CE4

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

#B78DE8
#C29EEB
#CCAFEF
#DAC4F3
#E4D5F6
#EFE6FA

Shades

#9556DC
#7A2BD4
#6424AE
#4E1C87
#381461
#200B37

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AC7CE4.

How #AC7CE4 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#AC7CE4
Protanopia#8686E4
Protanomaly#9782E4
Deuteranopia#8E8EE3
Deuteranomaly#9B87E4
Tritanopia#9D8F8F
Tritanomaly#A388B7
Achromatopsia#929292

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AC7CE4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ac7ce4: #AC7CE4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AC7CE4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ac7ce4': '#AC7CE4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.486, blue: 0.894)
Android XML<color name="color_ac7ce4">#AC7CE4</color>
SVG fillfill="#AC7CE4"

More Purple Colors

#AC7CE4 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AC7CE4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AC7CE4?

#AC7CE4 is a light purple — rgb(172, 124, 228) in RGB and hsl(268, 66%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.36.

What is the RGB value of #AC7CE4?

#AC7CE4 is rgb(172, 124, 228) — red 172, green 124, and blue 228 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AC7CE4?

#AC7CE4 converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 46%, 0%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AC7CE4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AC7CE4 scores 3.11:1 against white and 6.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AC7CE4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AC7CE4 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 7.63, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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