What color is #AC95C9?

#AC95C9 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC95C9?

The RGB value is 172, 149, 201: 172 red, 149 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC95C9?

The complementary color is #B2C995, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC95C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.9:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC95C9 color

#AC95C9 rgb(172, 149, 201)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AC95C9 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 58.4% green and 78.8% blue (172, 149, 201).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 32% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Lilac (#A893C1), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.9:1).

#AC95C9 color codes

HEX	`#AC95C9`
RGB	`rgb(172, 149, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 58.4%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 32%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 26%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 26%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.34, 18.69, -23.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.34, 30.12, 308.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.301, 34.483, 59.885)`
Decimal	`11310537`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC95C9, 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 #AC95C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AC95C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.9:1	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 #AC95C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac95c9; }
.text { color: #ac95c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac95c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 149 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac95c9, #c695c9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #AC95C9?: #AC95C9 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC95C9?: The RGB value is 172, 149, 201: 172 red, 149 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC95C9?: The complementary color is #B2C995, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC95C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.9:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.