#ac2ce4 Color Information

#ac2ce4 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #ac2ce4. In RGB, it consists of 67.5% Red, 17.3% Green, and 89.4% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 24.6% Cyan, 80.7% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 10.6% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 281.7°, with saturation of 77.3% and lightness of 53.3%. The decimal value for #ac2ce4 is 11283684, and its nearest "web safe" color is #9933cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #ac2ce4 is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#ac2ce4 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color172, 44, 228 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color67.5%, 17.3%, 89.4% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.325, 0.827, 0.106 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.246, 0.807, 0, 0.106 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color281.7°, 77.3%, 53.3% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color281.7°, 80.7%, 89.4% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color31.918, 16.174, 74.838 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color172, 44, 228 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11283684 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color47.201, 75.117, -67.535 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)47.201, 101.012, 318.042 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color47.201, 35.586, -108.396 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color40.216, 71.287, -82.181 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.260, 0.132, 16.174 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289473764 / 0xffac2ce4 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#9933cc Copy
Last Updated: December 3, 2024

Shades of #ac2ce4

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #ac2ce4, its pure hue is 281.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 77.3%, and its lightness is 53.3%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #ac2ce4, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #16061d to #9727c8.

Tints of #ac2ce4

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #ac2ce4, its pure hue is 281.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 77.3%, and its lightness is 53.3%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #ac2ce4, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #b646e7 to #f5e5fc.

Tones of #ac2ce4

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #ac2ce4, its pure hue is 281.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 77.3%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #ac2ce4, which range from #888888 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #b711ff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #ac2ce4

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #ac2ce4! For #ac2ce4, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #ac2ce4. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #ac2ce4

This color, #ac2ce4, consists of 67.5% Red, 17.3% Green, and 89.4% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 172, Green = 44, Blue = 228. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #ac2ce4 is 24.6% Cyan, 80.7% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 10.6% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R67.5%
C24.6%
G17.3%
M80.7%
B89.4%
Y0.0%
K10.6%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 172 44 228
Octal 254 54 344
Hexa #ac #2c #e4
Binary 10101100 00101100 11100100
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 24 80 0 10
Octal 30 120 0 12
Hexa #18 #50 #00 #0a
Binary 00011000 01010000 00000000 00001010

Analogous Colors of #ac2ce4

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #ac2ce4 — which has hue 281.7° — its analogous colors are located at 251.7° and 311.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ac2ce4.

Triadic Colors of #ac2ce4

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #ac2ce4 — which has hue 281.7° — its triadic colors are located at 41.7° and 281.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ac2ce4.

Complementary Color of #ac2ce4

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #ac2ce4 — which has hue 281.7° — its complementary color is located at 101.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ac2ce4.

Split Complementary Colors of #ac2ce4

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #ac2ce4 — which has hue 281.7° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 71.7° and 281.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ac2ce4.

Tetradic Colors of #ac2ce4

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #ac2ce4 — which has hue 281.7° — its tetradic colors are located at 191.7°, 281.7°, 11.7°, and 101.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ac2ce4.

Monochromatic Colors of #ac2ce4

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #ac2ce4, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #601a7f — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #d88ff8 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #ac2ce4

We want to make getting started with #ac2ce4 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #ac2ce4 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #ac2ce4 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #ac2ce4 with other HTML elements.

#ac2ce4 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #ac2ce4.
<span style="color: #ac2ce4;">The color of this text is #ac2ce4.</span>

#ac2ce4 Background Color

The background color for this text is #ac2ce4.
<div style="background-color: #ac2ce4; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #ac2ce4.</div>

#ac2ce4 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #ac2ce4.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #ac2ce4;">This color for the shadow of this text is #ac2ce4.</span>

#ac2ce4 Border Color

This is a div with border color #ac2ce4.
<div style="border: #ac2ce4 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #ac2ce4.</div>

#ac2ce4 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #ac2ce4 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ac2ce4; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ac2ce4 on a white background.</div></div>

#ac2ce4 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #ac2ce4 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ac2ce4; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ac2ce4 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #ac2ce4 to White

This is a gradient from #ac2ce4 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ac2ce4,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ac2ce4,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ac2ce4,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ac2ce4,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ac2ce4 to white.</div>

Gradient from #ac2ce4 to Black

This is a gradient from #ac2ce4 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ac2ce4,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ac2ce4,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ac2ce4,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ac2ce4,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ac2ce4 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #ac2ce4

In addition to using #ac2ce4 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #ac2ce4 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #ac2ce4, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 172, Green = 44, Blue = 228). If you need details about the color coordinates of #ac2ce4 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #ac2ce4
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(172, 44, 228)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #ac2ce4; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #ac2ce4; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #ac2ce4; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(172, 44, 228);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#ac2ce4")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:172, green:44, blue:228, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:172 green:44 blue:228 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(172f, 44f, 228f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(172, 44, 228);
 

#ac2ce4 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #ac2ce4 the same way. For those with color blindness, #ac2ce4 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #ac2ce4 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #ac2ce4 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #ac2ce4 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #ac2ce4 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #ac2ce4 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 5.0:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #ac2ce4 would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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