What color is #AC98E1?

#AC98E1 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC98E1?

The RGB value is 172, 152, 225: 172 red, 152 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC98E1?

The complementary color is #CDE198, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC98E1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC98E1 color

#AC98E1 rgb(172, 152, 225)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AC98E1 is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 59.6% green and 88.2% blue (172, 152, 225).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 55% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest (#B195E4), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.33:1).

#AC98E1 color codes

HEX	`#AC98E1`
RGB	`rgb(172, 152, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 59.6%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 55%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 32%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 32%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.02, 22.46, -34.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.02, 41.03, 303.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.829, 36.663, 76.093)`
Decimal	`11311329`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC98E1, 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 #AC98E1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AC98E1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.33:1	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 #AC98E1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac98e1; }
.text { color: #ac98e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac98e1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 152 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac98e1, #d198e1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #AC98E1?: #AC98E1 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC98E1?: The RGB value is 172, 152, 225: 172 red, 152 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC98E1?: The complementary color is #CDE198, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC98E1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.