#ac87cd

Color #ac87cd

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 15.22 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 9.6

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Conversions

HEX

#ac87cd

RGB

rgb(172, 135, 205)

HSL

hsl(271.7, 41.2%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(271.7, 34.1%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.1%, 34.1%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(62.09, 27.48, -30.87)

LCH

lch(62.09, 41.33, 311.67)

OKLCH

oklch(68.4%, 0.1079, 307.96)

HWB

hwb(271.7, 52.9%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a8cd87

Analogous

#8987cd

#ac87cd

#cd87cb

Triadic

#ac87cd

#cdac87

#87cdac

Split-complementary

#ac87cd

#cbcd87

#87cd89

Tetradic

#ac87cd

#cd87a8

#a8cd87

#87cdac

Square

#ac87cd

#cd8987

#a8cd87

#87cbcd

Shades

Color #ac87cd mixed toward black.

#905fbc

#7443a0

#573278

#3a2150

#1d1128

Tints

Color #ac87cd mixed toward white.

#ba9bd5

#c8afde

#d6c3e6

#e3d7ee

#f1ebf7

Tones

Color #ac87cd mixed toward gray.

#ac8dc7

#ab93c1

#ab99bc

#ab9eb6

#aaa4b0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.1:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.1:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9dbf · ΔE 11.3

Deuteranopia

#9fa2bc · ΔE 13.8

Tritanopia

#aab3b0 · ΔE 24.9

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 22.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ac87cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ac87cd]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#ac87cd (#ac87cd) is rgb(172, 135, 205) in RGB.

No, #ac87cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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