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#AC84F6 Color

#AC84F6 is rgb(172, 132, 246) in RGB, hsl(261, 86%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 46%, 0%, 4%) 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 8.68. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AC84F6
HEX#AC84F6
RGBrgb(172, 132, 246)
HSLhsl(261, 86%, 74%)
HSVhsv(261, 46%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 46%, 0%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(69.9% 0.165 298.2)
LABlab(62.77% 33.58 -52.28)
LCHlch(62.77% 62.14 302.71)

What #AC84F6 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 #AC84F6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 8.68Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 11.85Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 12.28Amethyst#9966CCΔE 12.7Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 13.06Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 16.81

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

#AC84F6 Channel Values

How #AC84F6 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 2468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 261° · S 86% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 261° · S 46% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 46% · Y 0% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.84:1 vs white · 7.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AC84F6 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 text2.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AC84F6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AC84F6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AC84F6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AC84F6
Complementary
#CEF684
Analogous
#8495F6
Analogous
#E584F6
Triadic
#F6AC84
Triadic
#84F6AC
Split comp.
#F6E584
Split comp.
#95F684

Tints & Shades of #AC84F6

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

#B592F7
#C2A5F8
#CCB3F9
#D9C6FB
#E2D4FC
#EFE7FD

Shades

#8C54F2
#6B25EF
#5310D1
#400CA1
#2D0972
#1A0542

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AC84F6.

How #AC84F6 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#AC84F6
Protanopia#8C8CF6
Protanomaly#9A89F6
Deuteranopia#9393F5
Deuteranomaly#9D8DF6
Tritanopia#9A9999
Tritanomaly#A291C5
Achromatopsia#999999

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AC84F6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ac84f6: #AC84F6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AC84F6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ac84f6': '#AC84F6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.518, blue: 0.965)
Android XML<color name="color_ac84f6">#AC84F6</color>
SVG fillfill="#AC84F6"

More Purple Colors

#AC84F6 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AC84F6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AC84F6?

#AC84F6 is a light purple — rgb(172, 132, 246) in RGB and hsl(261, 86%, 74%) 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 8.68.

What is the RGB value of #AC84F6?

#AC84F6 is rgb(172, 132, 246) — red 172, green 132, and blue 246 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AC84F6?

#AC84F6 converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 46%, 0%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AC84F6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AC84F6 scores 2.84:1 against white and 7.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AC84F6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AC84F6 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 8.68, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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