What color is #AC74CF?

#AC74CF is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Violet Voltage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC74CF?

The RGB value is 172, 116, 207: 172 red, 116 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC74CF?

The complementary color is #97CF74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC74CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC74CF color

#AC74CF rgb(172, 116, 207)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AC74CF is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 45.5% green and 81.2% blue (172, 116, 207).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 49% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Violet Voltage (#A669DB), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.15:1).

#AC74CF color codes

HEX	`#AC74CF`
RGB	`rgb(172, 116, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 45.5%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 49%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 44%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 44%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.82, 38.56, -38.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.82, 54.6, 314.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.519, 25.767, 62.174)`
Decimal	`11302095`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC74CF, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #AC74CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AC74CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #AC74CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac74cf; }
.text { color: #ac74cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac74cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 116 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac74cf, #cf74c5); }

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Questions

What color is #AC74CF?: #AC74CF is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Violet Voltage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC74CF?: The RGB value is 172, 116, 207: 172 red, 116 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC74CF?: The complementary color is #97CF74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC74CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.