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#D4ACFC Color

#D4ACFC is rgb(212, 172, 252) in RGB, hsl(270, 93%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 32%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mauve (#E0B0FF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.7. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D4ACFC
HEX#D4ACFC
RGBrgb(212, 172, 252)
HSLhsl(270, 93%, 83%)
HSVhsv(270, 32%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 32%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(80.8% 0.118 306.8)
LABlab(76.15% 26.16 -34.38)
LCHlch(76.15% 43.20 307.27)

What #D4ACFC 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 #D4ACFC, 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.

#D4ACFC Channel Values

How #D4ACFC 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 212 · G 172 · B 2528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 270° · S 93% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 270° · S 32% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 32% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.89:1 vs white · 11.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D4ACFC 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 text1.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D4ACFC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D4ACFC; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #D4ACFC

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D4ACFC.

How #D4ACFC 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#D4ACFC
Protanopia#B4B4FC
Protanomaly#C1B1FC
Deuteranopia#BABAFB
Deuteranomaly#C5B5FC
Tritanopia#C9B9B9
Tritanomaly#CEB4D7
Achromatopsia#BCBCBC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D4ACFC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d4acfc: #D4ACFC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D4ACFC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d4acfc': '#D4ACFC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.831, green: 0.675, blue: 0.988)
Android XML<color name="color_d4acfc">#D4ACFC</color>
SVG fillfill="#D4ACFC"

More Purple Colors

#D4ACFC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D4ACFC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D4ACFC?

#D4ACFC is a lightest purple — rgb(212, 172, 252) in RGB and hsl(270, 93%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mauve (#E0B0FF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.7.

What is the RGB value of #D4ACFC?

#D4ACFC is rgb(212, 172, 252) — red 212, green 172, and blue 252 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D4ACFC?

#D4ACFC converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 32%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D4ACFC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D4ACFC scores 1.89:1 against white and 11.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D4ACFC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D4ACFC 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 13.65, which is visibly different.

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