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#AC68BB — Muted Purple

#AC68BB is a purple color we call Muted Purple, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orchid (#DA70D6) — not an exact match. CSS orchid gives you #DA70D6, a different color; use #AC68BB 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.

#AC68BB is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #77BB68; it also sits naturally between #8268BB and #BB68A1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#AC68BB · RGB 172, 104, 187

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Color values

HEX#AC68BB
RGB172, 104, 187
HSL289°, 38%, 57%
HSV289°, 44%, 73%
CMYK8%, 44%, 0%, 27%
XYZ30.93, 22.26, 49.68
Yxy22.26, 0.3007, 0.2164
CIE-Lab54.30, 40.91, -32.76
Hunter Lab47.18, 37.58, -33.20

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 41% · Blue 73%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 44% · Yellow 0% · Key 27%

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

Previews

Sample text in #AC68BB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #AC68BB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #AC68BB

.text { color: #AC68BB; }
.background { background-color: #AC68BB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AC68BB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(172, 104, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(289, 38%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AC68BB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(172, 104, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AC68BB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(172, 104, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AC68BB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AC68BB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AC68BB

#A256B3#9249A2#824190#72397F#62316D#4F2858#3F2046#2F1835#1C0E20#0D060E

Tints of #AC68BB

#B376C1#BB84C8#C392CE#CBA0D4#D2AEDB#D8B9DF#E0C7E6#E8D5EC#F0E3F2#F7F1F9

Tones of #AC68BB

#A86DB6#A474AF#A179A9#9C80A3#99859D#958C97

Color harmonies

Complementary — #77BB68:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.85:1 AA large only
Against black text5.45:1 AA

Best text color on #AC68BB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AC68BB

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 #AC68BB: ·

How #AC68BB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #8F8EA7Deuteranopia · #9398A2Tritanopia · #A99794

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 Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7Material Purple 500 · #9C27B0

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #AC68BB rather than the exact color:

Tranquil Ruby Ember
#80BF92 · #468B97 · #A1A0C9 · #AE6AB8
Amber Cascade
#AC62B4 · #995668 · #BDAF9E · #8EA864
Dusty Breeze
#7387BC · #A36CBD · #C06D8C · #A28863
Modern Ruby Horizon
#538878 · #5E698A · #A772B6 · #785158
Amber Ruby Marble
#C7AED6 · #A16EBE · #864FA6 · #6C3989
Tender Solace
#B862BC · #9B429F · #803984 · #562159

Similar colors

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

#AE6AB8#AC62B4#A36CBD#A772B6#A16EBE#B862BC#A367B1#A56EAF#AA60C8#B86BB1#A661AD#B85FC3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AC68BA  ·  #AC68BC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AC68BB?

#AC68BB is Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 172, 104, 187). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AC68BB?

#AC68BB is RGB 172, 104, 187 — HSL 289°, 38%, 57% — CMYK 8%, 44%, 0%, 27%.

What colors go with #AC68BB?

Its complement is #77BB68; analogous partners are #8268BB and #BB68A1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AC68BB for text?

Black text on #AC68BB has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.85:1.