#ac8ab8

Color #ac8ab8

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 16.22 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 13.5

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Conversions

HEX

#ac8ab8

RGB

rgb(172, 138, 184)

HSL

hsl(284.3, 24.5%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(284.3, 25%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.5%, 25%, 0%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(62.01, 21.3, -19.16)

LCH

lch(62.01, 28.65, 318.03)

OKLCH

oklch(68.1%, 0.0764, 317.12)

HWB

hwb(284.3, 54.1%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96b88a

Analogous

#958ab8

#ac8ab8

#b88aad

Triadic

#ac8ab8

#b8ac8a

#8ab8ac

Split-complementary

#ac8ab8

#adb88a

#8ab895

Tetradic

#ac8ab8

#b88a96

#96b88a

#8ab8ac

Square

#ac8ab8

#b8958a

#96b88a

#8aadb8

Shades

Color #ac8ab8 mixed toward black.

#9468a4

#785186

#5a3d64

#3c2843

#1e1421

Tints

Color #ac8ab8 mixed toward white.

#ba9dc4

#c8b1d0

#d5c4db

#e3d8e7

#f1ebf3

Tones

Color #ac8ab8 mixed toward gray.

#aa8eb4

#a892b0

#a695ac

#a599a9

#a39da5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9eae · ΔE 14.4

Deuteranopia

#a0a3ac · ΔE 17.7

Tritanopia

#aba6a4 · ΔE 20.3

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 19.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ac8ab8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ac8ab8]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#ac8ab8 (#ac8ab8) is rgb(172, 138, 184) in RGB.

No, #ac8ab8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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