What color is #AC83E8?

#AC83E8 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Illicit Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC83E8?

The RGB value is 172, 131, 232: 172 red, 131 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC83E8?

The complementary color is #BFE883, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC83E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC83E8 color

#AC83E8 rgb(172, 131, 232)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AC83E8 is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 51.4% green and 91% blue (172, 131, 232).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 69% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Illicit Purple (#BF77F6), a difference of 5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.17:1).

#AC83E8 color codes

HEX	`#AC83E8`
RGB	`rgb(172, 131, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 51.4%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 69%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 44%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 44%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.36, 35.96, -45.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.36, 57.99, 308.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.692, 30.829, 80.188)`
Decimal	`11305960`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC83E8, 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 #AC83E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AC83E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.17:1	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 #AC83E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac83e8; }
.text { color: #ac83e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac83e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 131 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac83e8, #df83e8); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #AC83E8?: #AC83E8 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Illicit Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC83E8?: The RGB value is 172, 131, 232: 172 red, 131 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC83E8?: The complementary color is #BFE883, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC83E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.