#ac9ae2

Color #ac9ae2

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 17.31 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#ac9ae2

RGB

rgb(172, 154, 226)

HSL

hsl(255, 55.4%, 74.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255, 31.9%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.9%, 31.9%, 0%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(67.56, 21.57, -34.06)

LCH

lch(67.56, 40.32, 302.35)

OKLCH

oklch(72.9%, 0.1042, 295.16)

HWB

hwb(255, 60.4%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d0e29a

Analogous

#9aace2

#ac9ae2

#d09ae2

Triadic

#ac9ae2

#e2ac9a

#9ae2ac

Split-complementary

#ac9ae2

#e2d09a

#ace29a

Tetradic

#ac9ae2

#e29ad0

#d0e29a

#9ae2ac

Square

#ac9ae2

#e29aac

#d0e29a

#9ae2d0

Shades

Color #ac9ae2 mixed toward black.

#8469d4

#5c38c5

#452a94

#2e1c62

#170e31

Tints

Color #ac9ae2 mixed toward white.

#baabe7

#c8bcec

#d5ccf0

#e3ddf5

#f1eefa

Tones

Color #ac9ae2 mixed toward gray.

#afa0dc

#b2a6d6

#b5acd0

#b8b2ca

#bbb8c4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a4d3 · ΔE 5.8

Deuteranopia

#a6a7d0 · ΔE 7.3

Tritanopia

#abc7c4 · ΔE 25.9

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 22.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ac9ae2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ac9ae2]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#ac9ae2 (#ac9ae2) is rgb(172, 154, 226) in RGB.

No, #ac9ae2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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