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#AC8BC1 Color

#AC8BC1 is rgb(172, 139, 193) in RGB, hsl(277, 30%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 28%, 0%, 24%) 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 5.48. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AC8BC1
HEX#AC8BC1
RGBrgb(172, 139, 193)
HSLhsl(277, 30%, 65%)
HSVhsv(277, 28%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 28%, 0%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(68.6% 0.086 311.9)
LABlab(62.44% 20.46 -23.38)
LCHlch(62.44% 31.07 311.19)

What #AC8BC1 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 #AC8BC1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

African Violet#B284BEΔE 5.48Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 6.38Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 7.69Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 8.09Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 8.94Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 9.44

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

#AC8BC1 Channel Values

How #AC8BC1 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 139 · B 1938-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 277° · S 30% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 277° · S 28% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 28% · Y 0% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.91:1 vs white · 7.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AC8BC1 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 text2.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AC8BC1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AC8BC1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AC8BC1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AC8BC1
Complementary
#A0C18B
Analogous
#918BC1
Analogous
#C18BBA
Triadic
#C1AC8B
Triadic
#8BC1AC
Split comp.
#BAC18B
Split comp.
#8BC191

Tints & Shades of #AC8BC1

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

#B89CC9
#C1A9D1
#CDB9DA
#D9CAE2
#E5DBEB
#EEE8F3

Shades

#976DB0
#83569F
#6A4681
#523663
#392546
#23172B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AC8BC1.

How #AC8BC1 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#AC8BC1
Protanopia#9191C1
Protanomaly#9D8FC1
Deuteranopia#9797C0
Deuteranomaly#A092C1
Tritanopia#A59393
Tritanomaly#A890A8
Achromatopsia#979797

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AC8BC1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ac8bc1: #AC8BC1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AC8BC1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ac8bc1': '#AC8BC1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.545, blue: 0.757)
Android XML<color name="color_ac8bc1">#AC8BC1</color>
SVG fillfill="#AC8BC1"

More Purple Colors

#AC8BC1 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AC8BC1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AC8BC1?

#AC8BC1 is a light purple — rgb(172, 139, 193) in RGB and hsl(277, 30%, 65%) 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 5.48.

What is the RGB value of #AC8BC1?

#AC8BC1 is rgb(172, 139, 193) — red 172, green 139, and blue 193 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AC8BC1?

#AC8BC1 converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 28%, 0%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AC8BC1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AC8BC1 scores 2.91:1 against white and 7.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AC8BC1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AC8BC1 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 14.99, which is visibly different.

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