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#AC83CE Color

#AC83CE is rgb(172, 131, 206) in RGB, hsl(273, 43%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 36%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AC83CE
HEX#AC83CE
RGBrgb(172, 131, 206)
HSLhsl(273, 43%, 66%)
HSVhsv(273, 36%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 36%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(67.7% 0.116 308.6)
LABlab(60.95% 26.88 -32.94)
LCHlch(60.95% 42.52 309.21)

What #AC83CE 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 #AC83CE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 9.19African Violet#B284BEΔE 9.62Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 9.74Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 9.98Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 10.43Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 10.72

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

#AC83CE Channel Values

How #AC83CE 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 131 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 273° · S 43% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 273° · S 36% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 36% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.05:1 vs white · 6.89:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AC83CE 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 text3.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AC83CE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AC83CE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AC83CE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AC83CE
Complementary
#A5CE83
Analogous
#8783CE
Analogous
#CE83CA
Triadic
#CEAC83
Triadic
#83CEAC
Split comp.
#CACE83
Split comp.
#83CE87

Tints & Shades of #AC83CE

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

#B895D5
#C2A4DB
#CEB6E2
#D8C5E8
#E4D7EF
#EEE5F5

Shades

#9662C0
#8046AF
#68398E
#522D71
#3B2050
#23132F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AC83CE.

How #AC83CE 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#AC83CE
Protanopia#8B8BCE
Protanomaly#9988CE
Deuteranopia#9292CD
Deuteranomaly#9D8CCE
Tritanopia#A28F8F
Tritanomaly#A68BAC
Achromatopsia#949494

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AC83CE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ac83ce: #AC83CE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AC83CE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ac83ce': '#AC83CE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.514, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_ac83ce">#AC83CE</color>
SVG fillfill="#AC83CE"

More Purple Colors

#AC83CE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AC83CE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AC83CE?

#AC83CE is a light purple — rgb(172, 131, 206) in RGB and hsl(273, 43%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.19.

What is the RGB value of #AC83CE?

#AC83CE is rgb(172, 131, 206) — red 172, green 131, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AC83CE?

#AC83CE converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 36%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AC83CE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AC83CE scores 3.05:1 against white and 6.89:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AC83CE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AC83CE 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 17.08, which is visibly different.

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