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#AC92BF Color

#AC92BF is rgb(172, 146, 191) in RGB, hsl(275, 26%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 24%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Glossy Grape (#AB92B3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.45. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AC92BF
HEX#AC92BF
RGBrgb(172, 146, 191)
HSLhsl(275, 26%, 66%)
HSVhsv(275, 24%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 24%, 0%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(69.9% 0.071 310.7)
LABlab(64.11% 16.41 -19.73)
LCHlch(64.11% 25.66 309.76)

What #AC92BF 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 #AC92BF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#AC92BF Channel Values

How #AC92BF 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 146 · B 1918-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 275° · S 26% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 275° · S 24% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 24% · Y 0% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.76:1 vs white · 7.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AC92BF 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 text2.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AC92BF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AC92BF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #AC92BF

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AC92BF.

How #AC92BF 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#AC92BF
Protanopia#9797BF
Protanomaly#A095BF
Deuteranopia#9B9BBE
Deuteranomaly#A298BF
Tritanopia#A69999
Tritanomaly#A996A9
Achromatopsia#9C9C9C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AC92BF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ac92bf: #AC92BF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AC92BF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ac92bf': '#AC92BF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.573, blue: 0.749)
Android XML<color name="color_ac92bf">#AC92BF</color>
SVG fillfill="#AC92BF"

More Purple Colors

#AC92BF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AC92BF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AC92BF?

#AC92BF is a light purple — rgb(172, 146, 191) in RGB and hsl(275, 26%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Glossy Grape (#AB92B3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.45.

What is the RGB value of #AC92BF?

#AC92BF is rgb(172, 146, 191) — red 172, green 146, and blue 191 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AC92BF?

#AC92BF converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 24%, 0%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AC92BF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AC92BF scores 2.76:1 against white and 7.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AC92BF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AC92BF 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 17.08, which is visibly different.

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