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#AC81CA Color

#AC81CA is rgb(172, 129, 202) in RGB, hsl(275, 41%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 36%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is African Violet (#B284BE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AC81CA
HEX#AC81CA
RGBrgb(172, 129, 202)
HSLhsl(275, 41%, 65%)
HSVhsv(275, 36%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 36%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(67.2% 0.115 310.6)
LABlab(60.33% 27.28 -31.65)
LCHlch(60.33% 41.78 310.75)

What #AC81CA 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 #AC81CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

African Violet#B284BEΔE 8.44Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 8.51Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 8.74Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 9.81Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 10.26Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 11.39

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

#AC81CA Channel Values

How #AC81CA 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 129 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 275° · S 41% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 275° · S 36% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 36% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.11:1 vs white · 6.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AC81CA 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 text6.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AC81CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AC81CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AC81CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AC81CA
Complementary
#A0CA81
Analogous
#8781CA
Analogous
#CA81C4
Triadic
#CAAC81
Triadic
#81CAAC
Split comp.
#C4CA81
Split comp.
#81CA87

Tints & Shades of #AC81CA

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

#B893D2
#C1A2D8
#CDB3DF
#D9C5E7
#E5D7EE
#EEE6F4

Shades

#9661BD
#8348AD
#6A3B8C
#522D6C
#39204C
#23142F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AC81CA.

How #AC81CA 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#AC81CA
Protanopia#8A8ACA
Protanomaly#9986CA
Deuteranopia#9191C9
Deuteranomaly#9D8BCA
Tritanopia#A38D8D
Tritanomaly#A788A9
Achromatopsia#929292

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AC81CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ac81ca: #AC81CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AC81CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ac81ca': '#AC81CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.506, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_ac81ca">#AC81CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#AC81CA"

More Purple Colors

#AC81CA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AC81CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AC81CA?

#AC81CA is a light purple — rgb(172, 129, 202) in RGB and hsl(275, 41%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is African Violet (#B284BE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.44.

What is the RGB value of #AC81CA?

#AC81CA is rgb(172, 129, 202) — red 172, green 129, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AC81CA?

#AC81CA converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 36%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AC81CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AC81CA scores 3.11:1 against white and 6.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AC81CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AC81CA 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 16.65, which is visibly different.

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