What color is #AC82CF?

#AC82CF is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Petrified Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC82CF?

The RGB value is 172, 130, 207: 172 red, 130 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC82CF?

The complementary color is #A5CF82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC82CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC82CF color

#AC82CF rgb(172, 130, 207)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AC82CF is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 51% green and 81.2% blue (172, 130, 207).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 45% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Petrified Purple (#9C87C1), a difference of 5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.85:1).

#AC82CF color codes

HEX	`#AC82CF`
RGB	`rgb(172, 130, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 51%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 45%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 37%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 37%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.99, 30.75, -33.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.99, 45.61, 312.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.256, 29.241, 62.754)`
Decimal	`11305679`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC82CF, 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 #AC82CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AC82CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.85:1	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 #AC82CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac82cf; }
.text { color: #ac82cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac82cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 130 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac82cf, #cf82cb); }

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Questions

What color is #AC82CF?: #AC82CF is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Petrified Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC82CF?: The RGB value is 172, 130, 207: 172 red, 130 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC82CF?: The complementary color is #A5CF82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC82CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.