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#AC84F1 Color

#AC84F1 is rgb(172, 132, 241) in RGB, hsl(262, 80%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 45%, 0%, 5%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Purple (#9370DB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AC84F1
HEX#AC84F1
RGBrgb(172, 132, 241)
HSLhsl(262, 80%, 73%)
HSVhsv(262, 45%, 95%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 45%, 0%, 5%)
OKLCHoklch(69.7% 0.159 299.2)
LABlab(62.55% 32.63 -49.87)
LCHlch(62.55% 59.60 303.20)

What #AC84F1 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 #AC84F1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 8.19Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 10.04Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 10.53Amethyst#9966CCΔE 11.69Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 11.71Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 16.25

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

#AC84F1 Channel Values

How #AC84F1 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 132 · B 2418-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 262° · S 80% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 262° · S 45% · V 95%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 45% · Y 0% · K 5%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.87:1 vs white · 7.32:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AC84F1 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 text2.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AC84F1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AC84F1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AC84F1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AC84F1
Complementary
#C9F183
Analogous
#8392F1
Analogous
#E383F1
Triadic
#F1AB83
Triadic
#83F1AB
Split comp.
#F1E383
Split comp.
#92F183

Tints & Shades of #AC84F1

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

#B895F3
#C1A3F5
#CDB6F7
#D7C3F8
#E3D6FA
#ECE3FC

Shades

#8D55EC
#6E27E7
#5616C5
#44119C
#300C6E
#1C0740

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AC84F1.

How #AC84F1 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#AC84F1
Protanopia#8C8CF1
Protanomaly#9A89F1
Deuteranopia#9393F0
Deuteranomaly#9D8DF1
Tritanopia#9B9898
Tritanomaly#A290C2
Achromatopsia#989898

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AC84F1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ac84f1: #AC84F1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AC84F1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ac84f1': '#AC84F1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.518, blue: 0.945)
Android XML<color name="color_ac84f1">#AC84F1</color>
SVG fillfill="#AC84F1"

More Purple Colors

#AC84F1 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AC84F1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AC84F1?

#AC84F1 is a light purple — rgb(172, 132, 241) in RGB and hsl(262, 80%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.19.

What is the RGB value of #AC84F1?

#AC84F1 is rgb(172, 132, 241) — red 172, green 132, and blue 241 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AC84F1?

#AC84F1 converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 45%, 0%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AC84F1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AC84F1 scores 2.87:1 against white and 7.32:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AC84F1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AC84F1 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 8.19, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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