#ac3cef

Color #ac3cef

A vivid, highly saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Blue Violet #8a2be2 · ΔE 9.48 Nearest Tailwind class purple-500 #ad46ff · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#ac3cef

RGB

rgb(172, 60, 239)

HSL

hsl(277.5, 84.8%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.5, 74.9%, 93.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(28%, 74.9%, 0%, 6.3%)

LAB

lab(49.78, 72.12, -69.55)

LCH

lch(49.78, 100.19, 316.04)

OKLCH

oklch(60%, 0.2541, 309.03)

HWB

hwb(277.5, 23.5%, 6.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7fef3c

Analogous

#523cef

#ac3cef

#ef3cd9

Triadic

#ac3cef

#efac3c

#3cefac

Split-complementary

#ac3cef

#d9ef3c

#3cef52

Tetradic

#ac3cef

#ef3c7f

#7fef3c

#3cefac

Square

#ac3cef

#ef523c

#7fef3c

#3cd9ef

Shades

Color #ac3cef mixed toward black.

#9713e6

#790fb8

#5b0b8a

#3c085c

#1e042e

Tints

Color #ac3cef mixed toward white.

#ba5cf2

#c87df4

#d59df7

#e3befa

#f1defc

Tones

Color #ac3cef mixed toward gray.

#a84be0

#a45ad1

#a169c2

#9d78b3

#9987a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.65:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.65:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8a89d5 · ΔE 20

Deuteranopia

#8f95ce · ΔE 23.7

Tritanopia

#a9bdb7 · ΔE 37.9

Achromatopsia

#767676 · ΔE 30.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ac3cef;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ac3cef]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#ac3cef (#ac3cef) is rgb(172, 60, 239) in RGB.

No, #ac3cef is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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