#ac8ebc

Color #ac8ebc

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 16.44 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 12.9

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Conversions

HEX

#ac8ebc

RGB

rgb(172, 142, 188)

HSL

hsl(279.1, 25.6%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(279.1, 24.5%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.5%, 24.5%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(63.13, 19.87, -19.7)

LCH

lch(63.13, 27.98, 315.25)

OKLCH

oklch(69%, 0.0741, 313.74)

HWB

hwb(279.1, 55.7%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ebc8e

Analogous

#958ebc

#ac8ebc

#bc8eb5

Triadic

#ac8ebc

#bcac8e

#8ebcac

Split-complementary

#ac8ebc

#b5bc8e

#8ebc95

Tetradic

#ac8ebc

#bc8e9e

#9ebc8e

#8ebcac

Square

#ac8ebc

#bc958e

#9ebc8e

#8eb5bc

Shades

Color #ac8ebc mixed toward black.

#936ba8

#77528a

#593d68

#3b2945

#1e1423

Tints

Color #ac8ebc mixed toward white.

#baa1c7

#c8b4d2

#d5c6de

#e3d9e9

#f1ecf4

Tones

Color #ac8ebc mixed toward gray.

#ab92b8

#aa96b4

#a899b1

#a79dad

#a6a1a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.35:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.35:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0b2 · ΔE 13.1

Deuteranopia

#a2a4b0 · ΔE 15.8

Tritanopia

#abaaa8 · ΔE 21.3

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 19.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ac8ebc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ac8ebc]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#ac8ebc (#ac8ebc) is rgb(172, 142, 188) in RGB.

No, #ac8ebc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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