#ac46ec

Color #ac46ec

A vivid, highly saturated light purple.

Closest named color Dark Orchid #9932cc · ΔE 9.9 Nearest Tailwind class purple-500 #ad46ff · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#ac46ec

RGB

rgb(172, 70, 236)

HSL

hsl(276.9, 81.4%, 60%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.9, 70.3%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.1%, 70.3%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(50.93, 67.63, -66)

LCH

lch(50.93, 94.5, 315.7)

OKLCH

oklch(60.7%, 0.2406, 308.99)

HWB

hwb(276.9, 27.5%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#86ec46

Analogous

#5946ec

#ac46ec

#ec46d9

Triadic

#ac46ec

#ecac46

#46ecac

Split-complementary

#ac46ec

#d9ec46

#46ec59

Tetradic

#ac46ec

#ec4686

#86ec46

#46ecac

Square

#ac46ec

#ec5946

#86ec46

#46d9ec

Shades

Color #ac46ec mixed toward black.

#9718e7

#7913b9

#5b0e8b

#3d095d

#1e052e

Tints

Color #ac46ec mixed toward white.

#ba65ef

#c884f2

#d6a2f6

#e3c1f9

#f1e0fc

Tones

Color #ac46ec mixed toward gray.

#a954de

#a662d0

#a36fc3

#9f7db5

#9c8ba7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.84:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8c8bd3 · ΔE 19.2

Deuteranopia

#9096cc · ΔE 22.7

Tritanopia

#a9bcb6 · ΔE 36.9

Achromatopsia

#797979 · ΔE 30.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ac46ec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ac46ec]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#ac46ec (#ac46ec) is rgb(172, 70, 236) in RGB.

No, #ac46ec is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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