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#AC7DCA Color

#AC7DCA is rgb(172, 125, 202) in RGB, hsl(277, 42%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 38%, 0%, 21%) 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 9.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AC7DCA
HEX#AC7DCA
RGBrgb(172, 125, 202)
HSLhsl(277, 42%, 64%)
HSVhsv(277, 38%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 38%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(66.5% 0.122 311.4)
LABlab(59.40% 29.41 -33.09)
LCHlch(59.40% 44.27 311.62)

What #AC7DCA 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 #AC7DCA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 9.08Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 10.23Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 10.24African Violet#B284BEΔE 10.52Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 10.78Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 11.84

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

#AC7DCA Channel Values

How #AC7DCA 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 125 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 277° · S 42% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 277° · S 38% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 38% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.21:1 vs white · 6.54:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AC7DCA 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 text3.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AC7DCA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AC7DCA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AC7DCA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AC7DCA
Complementary
#9ACA7D
Analogous
#867DCA
Analogous
#CA7DC1
Triadic
#CAAC7D
Triadic
#7DCAAC
Split comp.
#C1CA7D
Split comp.
#7DCA86

Tints & Shades of #AC7DCA

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

#B88FD1
#C3A1D9
#CFB3E0
#D8C1E6
#E3D4ED
#EFE6F5

Shades

#975CBC
#8446AA
#6A388A
#542C6D
#3B1F4C
#24132F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AC7DCA.

How #AC7DCA 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#AC7DCA
Protanopia#8787CA
Protanomaly#9783CA
Deuteranopia#8F8FC9
Deuteranomaly#9B88C9
Tritanopia#A28A8A
Tritanomaly#A685A7
Achromatopsia#909090

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AC7DCA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ac7dca: #AC7DCA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AC7DCA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ac7dca': '#AC7DCA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.490, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_ac7dca">#AC7DCA</color>
SVG fillfill="#AC7DCA"

More Purple Colors

#AC7DCA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AC7DCA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AC7DCA?

#AC7DCA is a light purple — rgb(172, 125, 202) in RGB and hsl(277, 42%, 64%) 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 9.08.

What is the RGB value of #AC7DCA?

#AC7DCA is rgb(172, 125, 202) — red 172, green 125, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AC7DCA?

#AC7DCA converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 38%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AC7DCA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AC7DCA scores 3.21:1 against white and 6.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AC7DCA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AC7DCA 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 17.98, which is visibly different.

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