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#ac12cd

a dark, electric violet · warm · closest name: magenta

RGB
172, 18, 205
HSL
289°, 84%, 44%
CMYK
16, 91, 0, 20
Luminance
0.1361

Every format

HEX#ac12cd
RGBrgb(172, 18, 205)
HSLhsl(289, 84%, 44%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 91%, 0%, 20%)
LABlab(43.7 76.5 -60.1)
LCHlch(43.7 97.2 321.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.549 0.257 318.8)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #ac12cd;
background-color: #ac12cd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ac12cd] bg-[#ac12cd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ac12cd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.675, green: 0.071, blue: 0.804)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ac12cd")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#ac12cd on white: 5.64:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#ac12cd on black: 3.72:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red67.5%
Green7.1%
Blue80.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan16.1%
Magenta91.2%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#ac12cd text on a black background

contrast 3.72:1

Card sample

#ac12cd text on a white background

contrast 5.64:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #ac12cd;
Background color
Panel with #ac12cd background
background-color: #ac12cd;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ac12cd;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(172, 18, 205, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(172, 18, 205, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ac12cd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ac12cd, #CD1271);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #ac12cd

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #ac12cd in the Color Lab