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#ac40c5

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

RGB
172, 64, 197
HSL
289°, 53%, 51%
CMYK
13, 68, 0, 23
Luminance
0.1647

Every format

HEX#ac40c5
RGBrgb(172, 64, 197)
HSLhsl(289, 53%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 68%, 0%, 23%)
LABlab(47.6 62.2 -49.1)
LCHlch(47.6 79.3 321.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.575 0.212 319.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #ac40c5;
background-color: #ac40c5;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ac40c5] bg-[#ac40c5]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ac40c5;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.675, green: 0.251, blue: 0.773)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ac40c5")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#ac40c5 on white: 4.89:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#ac40c5 on black: 4.29:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red67.5%
Green25.1%
Blue77.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan12.7%
Magenta67.5%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)22.7%

Color previews

#ac40c5 text on a black background

contrast 4.29:1

Card sample

#ac40c5 text on a white background

contrast 4.89:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #ac40c5;
Background color
Panel with #ac40c5 background
background-color: #ac40c5;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ac40c5;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(172, 64, 197, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(172, 64, 197, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ac40c5;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ac40c5, #C54085);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #ac40c5

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #ac40c5 in the Color Lab