#ac8dd9

Color #ac8dd9

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 16.69 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#ac8dd9

RGB

rgb(172, 141, 217)

HSL

hsl(264.5, 50%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(264.5, 35%, 85.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.7%, 35%, 0%, 14.9%)

LAB

lab(64.02, 26.81, -34.57)

LCH

lch(64.02, 43.75, 307.79)

OKLCH

oklch(70%, 0.1133, 302.34)

HWB

hwb(264.5, 55.3%, 14.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bad98d

Analogous

#8d94d9

#ac8dd9

#d28dd9

Triadic

#ac8dd9

#d9ac8d

#8dd9ac

Split-complementary

#ac8dd9

#d9d28d

#94d98d

Tetradic

#ac8dd9

#d98dba

#bad98d

#8dd9ac

Square

#ac8dd9

#d98d94

#bad98d

#8dd9d2

Shades

Color #ac8dd9 mixed toward black.

#8b60ca

#6c3cb3

#512d86

#361e5a

#1b0f2d

Tints

Color #ac8dd9 mixed toward white.

#baa0df

#c8b3e6

#d6c6ec

#e3d9f2

#f1ecf9

Tones

Color #ac8dd9 mixed toward gray.

#ad93d3

#ae9acc

#b0a0c6

#b1a6c0

#b2adb9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.57:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.57:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a09fca · ΔE 8.9

Deuteranopia

#a1a3c6 · ΔE 10.9

Tritanopia

#abbdba · ΔE 25.5

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 23

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ac8dd9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ac8dd9]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Frequently asked questions

#ac8dd9 (#ac8dd9) is rgb(172, 141, 217) in RGB.

No, #ac8dd9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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