#ac9db3

Color #ac9db3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 13.69 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#ac9db3

RGB

rgb(172, 157, 179)

HSL

hsl(280.9, 12.6%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280.9, 12.3%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.9%, 12.3%, 0%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(66.63, 9.61, -9.39)

LCH

lch(66.63, 13.44, 315.66)

OKLCH

oklch(71.6%, 0.0356, 315.23)

HWB

hwb(280.9, 61.6%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a4b39d

Analogous

#a19db3

#ac9db3

#b39daf

Triadic

#ac9db3

#b3ac9d

#9db3ac

Split-complementary

#ac9db3

#afb39d

#9db3a1

Tetradic

#ac9db3

#b39da4

#a4b39d

#9db3ac

Square

#ac9db3

#b3a19d

#a4b39d

#9dafb3

Shades

Color #ac9db3 mixed toward black.

#917e9b

#75627e

#58495f

#3b313f

#1d1820

Tints

Color #ac9db3 mixed toward white.

#baadc0

#c8becc

#d6ced9

#e3dee6

#f1eff2

Tones

Color #ac9db3 mixed toward gray.

#ab9fb1

#aba1af

#aaa3ae

#a9a4ac

#a9a6aa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6ae · ΔE 9.2

Deuteranopia

#a7a8ad · ΔE 10.8

Tritanopia

#abaaa9 · ΔE 12.9

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 12.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ac9db3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ac9db3]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#ac9db3 (#ac9db3) is rgb(172, 157, 179) in RGB.

No, #ac9db3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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