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#AC7FDC Color

#AC7FDC is rgb(172, 127, 220) in RGB, hsl(269, 57%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 42%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.67. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AC7FDC
HEX#AC7FDC
RGBrgb(172, 127, 220)
HSLhsl(269, 57%, 68%)
HSVhsv(269, 42%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 42%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(67.7% 0.14 305.3)
LABlab(60.54% 31.43 -41.39)
LCHlch(60.54% 51.98 307.21)

What #AC7FDC 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 #AC7FDC, 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.

#AC7FDC Channel Values

How #AC7FDC 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 127 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 269° · S 57% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 269° · S 42% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 42% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.08:1 vs white · 6.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AC7FDC 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 text3.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AC7FDC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AC7FDC; 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 #AC7FDC

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 #AC7FDC.

How #AC7FDC 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#AC7FDC
Protanopia#8888DC
Protanomaly#9885DC
Deuteranopia#9090DB
Deuteranomaly#9C89DC
Tritanopia#9F8F8F
Tritanomaly#A589B3
Achromatopsia#939393

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AC7FDC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ac7fdc: #AC7FDC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AC7FDC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ac7fdc': '#AC7FDC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.498, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_ac7fdc">#AC7FDC</color>
SVG fillfill="#AC7FDC"

More Purple Colors

#AC7FDC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AC7FDC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AC7FDC?

#AC7FDC is a light purple — rgb(172, 127, 220) in RGB and hsl(269, 57%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.67.

What is the RGB value of #AC7FDC?

#AC7FDC is rgb(172, 127, 220) — red 172, green 127, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AC7FDC?

#AC7FDC converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 42%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AC7FDC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AC7FDC scores 3.08:1 against white and 6.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AC7FDC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AC7FDC 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 11.06, which is visibly different.

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