#ac7ec9

Color #ac7ec9

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 16.97 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 9.1

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Conversions

HEX

#ac7ec9

RGB

rgb(172, 126, 201)

HSL

hsl(276.8, 41%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.8, 37.3%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.4%, 37.3%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(59.81, 31.68, -32.16)

LCH

lch(59.81, 45.14, 314.57)

OKLCH

oklch(66.6%, 0.1186, 311.58)

HWB

hwb(276.8, 49.4%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9bc97e

Analogous

#867ec9

#ac7ec9

#c97ec0

Triadic

#ac7ec9

#c9ac7e

#7ec9ac

Split-complementary

#ac7ec9

#c0c97e

#7ec986

Tetradic

#ac7ec9

#c97e9b

#9bc97e

#7ec9ac

Square

#ac7ec9

#c9867e

#9bc97e

#7ec0c9

Shades

Color #ac7ec9 mixed toward black.

#9358b9

#77409a

#593073

#3c204d

#1e1026

Tints

Color #ac7ec9 mixed toward white.

#ba93d2

#c8a9db

#d5bee4

#e3d4ed

#f1e9f6

Tones

Color #ac7ec9 mixed toward gray.

#ab84c3

#a98abc

#a891b6

#a697b0

#a59daa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.58:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9aba · ΔE 13.5

Deuteranopia

#9da0b7 · ΔE 16.1

Tritanopia

#aaaeab · ΔE 26.2

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 23.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #ac7ec9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ac7ec9]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#ac7ec9 (#ac7ec9) is rgb(172, 126, 201) in RGB.

No, #ac7ec9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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