What color is #AC81F5?

#AC81F5 is a light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Illicit Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC81F5?

The RGB value is 172, 129, 245: 172 red, 129 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC81F5?

The complementary color is #CAF581, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC81F5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC81F5 color

#AC81F5 rgb(172, 129, 245)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AC81F5 is a light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 50.6% green and 96.1% blue (172, 129, 245).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 85% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Illicit Purple (#BF77F6), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.21:1).

#AC81F5 color codes

HEX	`#AC81F5`
RGB	`rgb(172, 129, 245)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 50.6%, 96.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 85%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 47%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 47%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.56, 40.21, -52.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.56, 66.03, 307.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.341, 31.063, 90.186)`
Decimal	`11305461`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC81F5, 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 #AC81F5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AC81F5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	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 #AC81F5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac81f5; }
.text { color: #ac81f5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac81f5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 129 245 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac81f5, #e681f5); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #AC81F5?: #AC81F5 is a light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Illicit Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC81F5?: The RGB value is 172, 129, 245: 172 red, 129 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC81F5?: The complementary color is #CAF581, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC81F5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.