#ac8af3

Color #ac8af3

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 9.94 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#ac8af3

RGB

rgb(172, 138, 243)

HSL

hsl(259.4, 81.4%, 74.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(259.4, 43.2%, 95.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.2%, 43.2%, 0%, 4.7%)

LAB

lab(64.5, 34.69, -48.21)

LCH

lch(64.5, 59.39, 305.74)

OKLCH

oklch(70.8%, 0.152, 297.29)

HWB

hwb(259.4, 54.1%, 4.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d1f38a

Analogous

#8a9df3

#ac8af3

#e08af3

Triadic

#ac8af3

#f3ac8a

#8af3ac

Split-complementary

#ac8af3

#f3e08a

#9df38a

Tetradic

#ac8af3

#f38ad1

#d1f38a

#8af3ac

Square

#ac8af3

#f38a9d

#d1f38a

#8af3e0

Shades

Color #ac8af3 mixed toward black.

#8350ed

#5a18e6

#4412ad

#2d0c73

#17063a

Tints

Color #ac8af3 mixed toward white.

#ba9df5

#c8b1f7

#d5c4f9

#e3d8fb

#f1ebfd

Tones

Color #ac8af3 mixed toward gray.

#af93ea

#b29be1

#b5a4d9

#b8add0

#bbb6c7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9edf · ΔE 8.6

Deuteranopia

#a0a3da · ΔE 10.3

Tritanopia

#abceca · ΔE 29.8

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 25.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ac8af3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ac8af3]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#ac8af3 (#ac8af3) is rgb(172, 138, 243) in RGB.

No, #ac8af3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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