What color is #AC83B2?

#AC83B2 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC83B2?

The RGB value is 172, 131, 178: 172 red, 131 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC83B2?

The complementary color is #89B283, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC83B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC83B2 color

#AC83B2 rgb(172, 131, 178)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AC83B2 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 51.4% green and 69.8% blue (172, 131, 178).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 23% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.64:1).

#AC83B2 color codes

HEX	`#AC83B2`
RGB	`rgb(172, 131, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 51.4%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 23%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 26%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 26%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.09, 24.05, -18.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.09, 30.45, 322.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.164, 28.218, 45.811)`
Decimal	`11305906`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC83B2, 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 #AC83B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AC83B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.64:1	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 #AC83B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac83b2; }
.text { color: #ac83b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac83b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 131 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac83b2, #b283a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #AC83B2?: #AC83B2 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC83B2?: The RGB value is 172, 131, 178: 172 red, 131 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC83B2?: The complementary color is #89B283, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC83B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.