Information about #AC80C3 color

#AC80C3 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AC80C3 falls into the Violet Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(172, 128, 195) — 67.5% red, 50.2% green, 76.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 9 / 26 / 0 / 24. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #AC80C3 reads as a mildly saturated violet and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from African Violet (#B284BE). Slightly further away sit East Side (#AA8CBC) and Cool Violet (#A189BA).

In RGB terms — rgb(172, 128, 195) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 6.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.2:1. #AC80C3 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#AC80C3 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#AC80C3 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #AC80C3

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

East Side color link
East Side

#AA8CBC

Cool Violet color link
Cool Violet

#A189BA

Cold Purple color link
Cold Purple

#9D8ABF

Soft Purple color link
Soft Purple

#A66FB5

Glossy Grape color link
Glossy Grape

#AB92B3

Unicorn color link
Unicorn

#9F90D0

Heather color link
Heather

#A484AC

Marionette color link
Marionette

#AB94B3

Pale Purple color link
Pale Purple

#B790D4

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AC80C3
  • RGB172, 128, 195
  • CMYK9, 26, 0, 24
  • CSSrgb(172, 128, 195)
  • HSL279°, 36%, 63%
  • HSL Precise279.403°, 35.829%, 63.333%
  • HSV279°, 34%, 76%
  • HSB279°, 34%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.675
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.502
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.765
  • GLSLvec3(0.675, 0.502, 0.765)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.675, 0.502, 0.765, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.675, 0.502, 0.765)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB50.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB76.5%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAC80C3
  • DECIMAL ID11305155
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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