#ac8ab4

Color #ac8ab4

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 17.35 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 12.9

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Conversions

HEX

#ac8ab4

RGB

rgb(172, 138, 180)

HSL

hsl(288.6, 21.9%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288.6, 23.3%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.4%, 23.3%, 0%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(61.86, 20.49, -17.12)

LCH

lch(61.86, 26.7, 320.12)

OKLCH

oklch(67.9%, 0.0717, 319.81)

HWB

hwb(288.6, 54.1%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#92b48a

Analogous

#978ab4

#ac8ab4

#b48aa7

Triadic

#ac8ab4

#b4ac8a

#8ab4ac

Split-complementary

#ac8ab4

#a7b48a

#8ab497

Tetradic

#ac8ab4

#b48a92

#92b48a

#8ab4ac

Square

#ac8ab4

#b4978a

#92b48a

#8aa7b4

Shades

Color #ac8ab4 mixed toward black.

#956a9f

#785381

#5a3e61

#3c2941

#1e1520

Tints

Color #ac8ab4 mixed toward white.

#ba9ec1

#c8b1cd

#d6c5da

#e3d8e6

#f1ecf3

Tones

Color #ac8ab4 mixed toward gray.

#aa8eb1

#a891ad

#a695aa

#a398a6

#a19ca3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9eab · ΔE 14.9

Deuteranopia

#a0a3a9 · ΔE 18.3

Tritanopia

#aba4a2 · ΔE 19.1

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 19.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ac8ab4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ac8ab4]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#ac8ab4 (#ac8ab4) is rgb(172, 138, 180) in RGB.

No, #ac8ab4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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