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#ac48cd

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

RGB
172, 72, 205
HSL
285°, 57%, 54%
CMYK
16, 65, 0, 20
Luminance
0.1781

Every format

HEX#ac48cd
RGBrgb(172, 72, 205)
HSLhsl(285, 57%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 65%, 0%, 20%)
LABlab(49.3 60.4 -51.1)
LCHlch(49.3 79.1 319.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.589 0.209 316.7)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #ac48cd;
background-color: #ac48cd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ac48cd] bg-[#ac48cd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ac48cd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.675, green: 0.282, blue: 0.804)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ac48cd")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#ac48cd on white: 4.60:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#ac48cd on black: 4.56:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red67.5%
Green28.2%
Blue80.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan16.1%
Magenta64.9%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#ac48cd text on a black background

contrast 4.56:1

Card sample

#ac48cd text on a white background

contrast 4.60:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #ac48cd;
Background color
Panel with #ac48cd background
background-color: #ac48cd;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ac48cd;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(172, 72, 205, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(172, 72, 205, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ac48cd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ac48cd, #CD4895);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #ac48cd

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #ac48cd in the Color Lab