AC99BC

#AC99BC closest to Enchanted Lilac

#AC99BC is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is Enchanted Lilac. In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 60.0% green and 73.7% blue (rgb(172, 153, 188)). Its HSL value is 273° hue, 21% saturation and 67% lightness, and in CMYK it is 9% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. #AC99BC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.04:1.

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Variations of #AC99BC

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#AC99BC color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#AC99BC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AC99BC appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #97A0BB
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #949FBE
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9B9EBD
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #97A0BB
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9E9EBB
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #AA9DA5
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #AC9BB2
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A0A0A0
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A39EA8

#AC99BC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.61:1 Very poor#AC99BC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.04:1 Very good#AC99BC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AC99BC in CSS

/* Enchanted Lilac */
.color { color: #AC99BC; }
.background { background-color: #AC99BC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AC99BC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(172 153 188);
color: hsl(273 21% 67%);
color: oklch(0.711 0.054 309.4);

#AC99BC FAQ

What color is #AC99BC?

#AC99BC is a light, muted purple. Its closest named color is Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #AC99BC?

#AC99BC is rgb(172, 153, 188) in RGB, hsl(273, 21%, 67%) in HSL and cmyk(9%, 19%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AC99BC?

The complementary color of #AC99BC is #A9BC99, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AC99BC?

Black text has the best contrast on #AC99BC: 8.04:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AC99BC a warm or cool color?

#AC99BC is a cool color.