#ac9bb2

Color #ac9bb2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 14.26 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#ac9bb2

RGB

rgb(172, 155, 178)

HSL

hsl(284.3, 13%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(284.3, 12.9%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.4%, 12.9%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(66.08, 10.53, -9.65)

LCH

lch(66.08, 14.28, 317.5)

OKLCH

oklch(71.2%, 0.0381, 317.34)

HWB

hwb(284.3, 60.8%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a1b29b

Analogous

#a09bb2

#ac9bb2

#b29bad

Triadic

#ac9bb2

#b2ac9b

#9bb2ac

Split-complementary

#ac9bb2

#adb29b

#9bb2a0

Tetradic

#ac9bb2

#b29ba1

#a1b29b

#9bb2ac

Square

#ac9bb2

#b2a09b

#a1b29b

#9badb2

Shades

Color #ac9bb2 mixed toward black.

#927c9a

#76617d

#58485e

#3b303f

#1d181f

Tints

Color #ac9bb2 mixed toward white.

#baacbf

#c8bccc

#d5cdd9

#e3dee5

#f1eef2

Tones

Color #ac9bb2 mixed toward gray.

#ab9db0

#aa9fae

#a9a1ac

#a8a3aa

#a7a5a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5ad · ΔE 10

Deuteranopia

#a6a7ac · ΔE 11.6

Tritanopia

#aba9a8 · ΔE 13.2

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 13

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ac9bb2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ac9bb2]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#ac9bb2 (#ac9bb2) is rgb(172, 155, 178) in RGB.

No, #ac9bb2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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