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#ac2dcd

a balanced, vivid violet · warm · closest name: purple

RGB
172, 45, 205
HSL
288°, 64%, 49%
CMYK
16, 78, 0, 20
Luminance
0.1506

Every format

HEX#ac2dcd
RGBrgb(172, 45, 205)
HSLhsl(288, 64%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 78%, 0%, 20%)
LABlab(45.7 70.5 -56.8)
LCHlch(45.7 90.5 321.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.564 0.239 318.1)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #ac2dcd;
background-color: #ac2dcd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ac2dcd] bg-[#ac2dcd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ac2dcd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.675, green: 0.176, blue: 0.804)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ac2dcd")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#ac2dcd on white: 5.24:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#ac2dcd on black: 4.01:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red67.5%
Green17.6%
Blue80.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan16.1%
Magenta78.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#ac2dcd text on a black background

contrast 4.01:1

Card sample

#ac2dcd text on a white background

contrast 5.24:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #ac2dcd;
Background color
Panel with #ac2dcd background
background-color: #ac2dcd;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ac2dcd;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(172, 45, 205, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(172, 45, 205, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ac2dcd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ac2dcd, #CD2D83);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #ac2dcd

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #ac2dcd in the Color Lab