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#AC86CB Color

#AC86CB is rgb(172, 134, 203) in RGB, hsl(273, 40%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 34%, 0%, 20%) 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 7.02. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AC86CB
HEX#AC86CB
RGBrgb(172, 134, 203)
HSLhsl(273, 40%, 66%)
HSVhsv(273, 34%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 34%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(68.1% 0.107 309)
LABlab(61.56% 24.77 -30.33)
LCHlch(61.56% 39.16 309.24)

What #AC86CB 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 #AC86CB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

African Violet#B284BEΔE 7.02Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 7.3Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 7.51Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 8.19Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 10.12Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 11.05

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

#AC86CB Channel Values

How #AC86CB 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 134 · B 2038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 273° · S 40% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 273° · S 34% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 34% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.99:1 vs white · 7.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AC86CB 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 text2.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AC86CB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AC86CB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AC86CB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AC86CB
Complementary
#A5CB86
Analogous
#8986CB
Analogous
#CB86C8
Triadic
#CBAC86
Triadic
#86CBAC
Split comp.
#C8CB86
Split comp.
#86CB89

Tints & Shades of #AC86CB

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

#B897D3
#C2A6D9
#CEB8E0
#D8C6E7
#E4D8EE
#EEE6F4

Shades

#9665BD
#7F49AB
#673C8B
#522F6F
#3A224F
#22142E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AC86CB.

How #AC86CB 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#AC86CB
Protanopia#8D8DCB
Protanomaly#9B8BCB
Deuteranopia#9494CA
Deuteranomaly#9E8FCB
Tritanopia#A39191
Tritanomaly#A78DAB
Achromatopsia#959595

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AC86CB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ac86cb: #AC86CB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AC86CB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ac86cb': '#AC86CB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.525, blue: 0.796)
Android XML<color name="color_ac86cb">#AC86CB</color>
SVG fillfill="#AC86CB"

More Purple Colors

#AC86CB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AC86CB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AC86CB?

#AC86CB is a light purple — rgb(172, 134, 203) in RGB and hsl(273, 40%, 66%) 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 7.02.

What is the RGB value of #AC86CB?

#AC86CB is rgb(172, 134, 203) — red 172, green 134, and blue 203 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AC86CB?

#AC86CB converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 34%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AC86CB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AC86CB scores 2.99:1 against white and 7.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AC86CB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AC86CB 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 15.68, which is visibly different.

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