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#AC86D0 Color

#AC86D0 is rgb(172, 134, 208) in RGB, hsl(271, 44%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 36%, 0%, 18%) 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 8.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AC86D0
HEX#AC86D0
RGBrgb(172, 134, 208)
HSLhsl(271, 44%, 67%)
HSVhsv(271, 36%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 36%, 0%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(68.4% 0.113 307.2)
LABlab(61.73% 25.62 -32.85)
LCHlch(61.73% 41.66 307.95)

What #AC86D0 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 #AC86D0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 8.99African Violet#B284BEΔE 9.48Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 9.53Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 9.99Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 10.19Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 11.41

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

#AC86D0 Channel Values

How #AC86D0 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 2088-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 271° · S 44% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 271° · S 36% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 36% · Y 0% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.97:1 vs white · 7.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AC86D0 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 text2.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AC86D0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AC86D0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AC86D0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AC86D0
Complementary
#AAD086
Analogous
#8786D0
Analogous
#D086CF
Triadic
#D0AC86
Triadic
#86D0AC
Split comp.
#CFD086
Split comp.
#86D087

Tints & Shades of #AC86D0

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

#B695D6
#C3A7DD
#CDB6E2
#D9C8EA
#E3D7EF
#F0E9F6

Shades

#9565C3
#7F46B4
#673993
#502C72
#391F51
#221330

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AC86D0.

How #AC86D0 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#AC86D0
Protanopia#8D8DD0
Protanomaly#9B8BD0
Deuteranopia#9494CF
Deuteranomaly#9E8FD0
Tritanopia#A29292
Tritanomaly#A68DAE
Achromatopsia#969696

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AC86D0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ac86d0: #AC86D0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AC86D0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ac86d0': '#AC86D0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.525, blue: 0.816)
Android XML<color name="color_ac86d0">#AC86D0</color>
SVG fillfill="#AC86D0"

More Purple Colors

#AC86D0 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AC86D0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AC86D0?

#AC86D0 is a light purple — rgb(172, 134, 208) in RGB and hsl(271, 44%, 67%) 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 8.99.

What is the RGB value of #AC86D0?

#AC86D0 is rgb(172, 134, 208) — red 172, green 134, and blue 208 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AC86D0?

#AC86D0 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 36%, 0%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AC86D0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AC86D0 scores 2.97:1 against white and 7.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AC86D0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AC86D0 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 16.79, which is visibly different.

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