What color is #AC8DBA?

#AC8DBA is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fleur-De-Lis. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC8DBA?

The RGB value is 172, 141, 186: 172 red, 141 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC8DBA?

The complementary color is #9BBA8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC8DBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC8DBA color

#AC8DBA rgb(172, 141, 186)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AC8DBA is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 55.3% green and 72.9% blue (172, 141, 186).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 25% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Fleur-De-Lis (#B090C7), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.27:1).

#AC8DBA color codes

HEX	`#AC8DBA`
RGB	`rgb(172, 141, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 55.3%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 25%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 24%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 24%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.82, 20.02, -19.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.82, 27.64, 316.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.4, 31.366, 50.634)`
Decimal	`11308474`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC8DBA, 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 #AC8DBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AC8DBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.27:1	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 #AC8DBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac8dba; }
.text { color: #ac8dba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac8dba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 141 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac8dba, #ba8db2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #AC8DBA?: #AC8DBA is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fleur-De-Lis. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC8DBA?: The RGB value is 172, 141, 186: 172 red, 141 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC8DBA?: The complementary color is #9BBA8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC8DBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.