#ac96bb

Color #ac96bb

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 16.62 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 10

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Conversions

HEX

#ac96bb

RGB

rgb(172, 150, 187)

HSL

hsl(275.7, 21.4%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275.7, 19.8%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(8%, 19.8%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(65.1, 15.15, -16.16)

LCH

lch(65.1, 22.15, 313.15)

OKLCH

oklch(70.5%, 0.0584, 311.53)

HWB

hwb(275.7, 58.8%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a5bb96

Analogous

#9a96bb

#ac96bb

#bb96b8

Triadic

#ac96bb

#bbac96

#96bbac

Split-complementary

#ac96bb

#b8bb96

#96bb9a

Tetradic

#ac96bb

#bb96a5

#a5bb96

#96bbac

Square

#ac96bb

#bb9a96

#a5bb96

#96b8bb

Shades

Color #ac96bb mixed toward black.

#9174a5

#755888

#584266

#3a2c44

#1d1622

Tints

Color #ac96bb mixed toward white.

#baa8c6

#c8b9d2

#d6cbdd

#e3dce8

#f1eef4

Tones

Color #ac96bb mixed toward gray.

#ab99b8

#ab9cb5

#aa9fb2

#aaa2af

#a9a5ac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3b3 · ΔE 11.1

Deuteranopia

#a4a6b1 · ΔE 13.5

Tritanopia

#abacab · ΔE 18.2

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 17

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ac96bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ac96bb]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#ac96bb (#ac96bb) is rgb(172, 150, 187) in RGB.

No, #ac96bb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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