What color is #AC91D2?

#AC91D2 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Violet Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC91D2?

The RGB value is 172, 145, 210: 172 red, 145 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC91D2?

The complementary color is #B7D291, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC91D2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC91D2 color

#AC91D2 rgb(172, 145, 210)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AC91D2 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 56.9% green and 82.4% blue (172, 145, 210).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 42% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Violet Velvet (#B19CD9), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.73:1).

#AC91D2 color codes

HEX	`#AC91D2`
RGB	`rgb(172, 145, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 56.9%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 42%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 31%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 31%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.7, 22.95, -29.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.7, 37.47, 307.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.769, 33.675, 65.418)`
Decimal	`11309522`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC91D2, 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 #AC91D2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AC91D2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.73:1	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 #AC91D2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac91d2; }
.text { color: #ac91d2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac91d2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 145 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac91d2, #cc91d2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #AC91D2?: #AC91D2 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Violet Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC91D2?: The RGB value is 172, 145, 210: 172 red, 145 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC91D2?: The complementary color is #B7D291, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC91D2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.