#ac9cf6

Color #ac9cf6

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 18.55 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#ac9cf6

RGB

rgb(172, 156, 246)

HSL

hsl(250.7, 83.3%, 78.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(250.7, 36.6%, 96.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.1%, 36.6%, 0%, 3.5%)

LAB

lab(68.9, 25.3, -42.94)

LCH

lch(68.9, 49.84, 300.51)

OKLCH

oklch(74.2%, 0.1284, 291.09)

HWB

hwb(250.7, 61.2%, 3.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e6f69c

Analogous

#9cb9f6

#ac9cf6

#d99cf6

Triadic

#ac9cf6

#f6ac9c

#9cf6ac

Split-complementary

#ac9cf6

#f6d99c

#b9f69c

Tetradic

#ac9cf6

#f69ce6

#e6f69c

#9cf6ac

Square

#ac9cf6

#f69cb9

#e6f69c

#9cf6d9

Shades

Color #ac9cf6 mixed toward black.

#795ff0

#4521eb

#2f11b8

#1f0b7b

#10063d

Tints

Color #ac9cf6 mixed toward white.

#baacf7

#c8bdf9

#d5cdfa

#e3defc

#f1eefd

Tones

Color #ac9cf6 mixed toward gray.

#b1a3ee

#b6abe7

#bab2df

#bfbad8

#c4c1d0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5e4 · ΔE 5

Deuteranopia

#a6a7e0 · ΔE 6.1

Tritanopia

#abd5d2 · ΔE 28.2

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 23.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ac9cf6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ac9cf6]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#ac9cf6 (#ac9cf6) is rgb(172, 156, 246) in RGB.

No, #ac9cf6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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