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#AC8CCF Color

#AC8CCF is rgb(172, 140, 207) in RGB, hsl(269, 41%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 32%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.2. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AC8CCF
HEX#AC8CCF
RGBrgb(172, 140, 207)
HSLhsl(269, 41%, 68%)
HSVhsv(269, 32%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 32%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(69.4% 0.102 305.8)
LABlab(63.15% 22.24 -30.13)
LCHlch(63.15% 37.45 306.44)

What #AC8CCF 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 #AC8CCF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 7.2African Violet#B284BEΔE 7.85Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 7.94Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 8.17Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 8.2Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 9.87

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

#AC8CCF Channel Values

How #AC8CCF 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 140 · B 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 269° · S 41% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 269° · S 32% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 32% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.84:1 vs white · 7.41:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AC8CCF 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 text7.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AC8CCF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AC8CCF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AC8CCF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AC8CCF
Complementary
#AFCF8C
Analogous
#8C8DCF
Analogous
#CE8CCF
Triadic
#CFAC8C
Triadic
#8CCFAC
Split comp.
#CFCE8C
Split comp.
#8DCF8C

Tints & Shades of #AC8CCF

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

#B79AD5
#C4ACDC
#CEBBE2
#D8C9E8
#E3D7EE
#EFE9F6

Shades

#956CC1
#7E4BB4
#673E93
#4E2F6F
#37214F
#21142F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AC8CCF.

How #AC8CCF 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#AC8CCF
Protanopia#9292CF
Protanomaly#9D90CF
Deuteranopia#9898CE
Deuteranomaly#A093CF
Tritanopia#A39797
Tritanomaly#A793B0
Achromatopsia#999999

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AC8CCF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ac8ccf: #AC8CCF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AC8CCF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ac8ccf': '#AC8CCF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.549, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_ac8ccf">#AC8CCF</color>
SVG fillfill="#AC8CCF"

More Purple Colors

#AC8CCF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AC8CCF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AC8CCF?

#AC8CCF is a light purple — rgb(172, 140, 207) in RGB and hsl(269, 41%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.2.

What is the RGB value of #AC8CCF?

#AC8CCF is rgb(172, 140, 207) — red 172, green 140, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AC8CCF?

#AC8CCF converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 32%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AC8CCF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AC8CCF scores 2.84:1 against white and 7.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AC8CCF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AC8CCF 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 15.61, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every purple in the color library, the guide to shades of purple, or the full color library.