#ac85b4

Color #ac85b4

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 16 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 14.5

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Conversions

HEX

#ac85b4

RGB

rgb(172, 133, 180)

HSL

hsl(289.8, 23.9%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(289.8, 26.1%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.4%, 26.1%, 0%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(60.64, 23.32, -18.97)

LCH

lch(60.64, 30.06, 320.87)

OKLCH

oklch(67%, 0.0809, 320.57)

HWB

hwb(289.8, 52.2%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8db485

Analogous

#9585b4

#ac85b4

#b485a5

Triadic

#ac85b4

#b4ac85

#85b4ac

Split-complementary

#ac85b4

#a5b485

#85b495

Tetradic

#ac85b4

#b4858d

#8db485

#85b4ac

Square

#ac85b4

#b49585

#8db485

#85a5b4

Shades

Color #ac85b4 mixed toward black.

#9665a0

#794f81

#5b3c61

#3c2841

#1e1420

Tints

Color #ac85b4 mixed toward white.

#ba99c1

#c8aecd

#d6c2da

#e3d6e6

#f1ebf3

Tones

Color #ac85b4 mixed toward gray.

#aa89b0

#a78dac

#a491a8

#a295a4

#9f99a0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.77:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9caa · ΔE 15.6

Deuteranopia

#9fa2a8 · ΔE 19.4

Tritanopia

#aaa2a0 · ΔE 20.2

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 20.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ac85b4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ac85b4]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#ac85b4 (#ac85b4) is rgb(172, 133, 180) in RGB.

No, #ac85b4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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