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#AC22BF — Pink

#AC22BF is a pink color we call Pink, closest to the named color DarkOrchid (#9932CC). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkorchid (#9932CC) — not an exact match. CSS darkorchid gives you #9932CC, a different color; use #AC22BF when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#AC22BF is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #34BF22; it also sits naturally between #5E22BF and #BF2283. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#AC22BF · RGB 172, 34, 191

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Color values

HEX#AC22BF
RGB172, 34, 191
HSL293°, 70%, 44%
HSV293°, 82%, 75%
CMYK10%, 82%, 0%, 25%
XYZ26.99, 13.68, 50.51
Yxy13.68, 0.2960, 0.1500
CIE-Lab43.77, 71.03, -51.78
Hunter Lab36.98, 68.60, -59.30

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 13% · Blue 75%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 82% · Yellow 0% · Key 25%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #AC22BF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #AC22BF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #AC22BF

.text { color: #AC22BF; }
.background { background-color: #AC22BF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AC22BF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(172, 34, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(293, 70%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AC22BF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(172, 34, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AC22BF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(172, 34, 191, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AC22BF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AC22BF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AC22BF

#9D1FAD#8D1C9C#7D188B#6E1579#5E1268#4E0F57#3F0C45#2F0934#1F0623#100311

Tints of #AC22BF

#C025D4#C938DC#D052E0#D667E4#DC7DE8#E193EC#E7A8F0#EEC2F4#F4D8F8#FAEEFC

Tones of #AC22BF

#A42DB4#9B38A8#93439D#8A4F92#815A87#79657B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #34BF22:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text5.62:1 AA
Against black text3.74:1 AA large only

Best text color on #AC22BF: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AC22BF

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #AC22BF: ·

How #AC22BF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #706F99Deuteranopia · #788390Tritanopia · #A57B74

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Material Purple 500 · #9C27B0Tailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3Tailwind purple 600 · #9333EA

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #AC22BF rather than the exact color:

Vintage Ruby Mosaic
#B121C2 · #BAAA20 · #27DAC7 · #E9B1E7
Radiant Ruby Aurora
#25B6AF · #B126B9 · #DBD44F · #B9E8E8
Serene Ruby Whisper
#1B8F79 · #A825C7 · #E0C658 · #D4F2F1
Serene Terrace
#AF29B6 · #851262 · #D22662 · #B6201F
Dusty Twilight
#A229BD · #C480E4 · #51D334 · #ADE3A0
Hidden Ruby Lagoon
#5491DC · #2A31CE · #8B5DD9 · #9F24C2

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#B121C2#B126B9#A825C7#AF29B6#A229BD#9F24C2#A930C0#A72FC4#B115B9#AF16CA#A613C4#A632BE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AC22BE  ·  #AC22C0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AC22BF?

#AC22BF is Pink, a pink color (RGB 172, 34, 191). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AC22BF?

#AC22BF is RGB 172, 34, 191 — HSL 293°, 70%, 44% — CMYK 10%, 82%, 0%, 25%.

What colors go with #AC22BF?

Its complement is #34BF22; analogous partners are #5E22BF and #BF2283. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AC22BF for text?

White text on #AC22BF has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.74:1.