#ac85bc

Color #ac85bc

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 14.59 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 12.7

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Conversions

HEX

#ac85bc

RGB

rgb(172, 133, 188)

HSL

hsl(282.5, 29.1%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282.5, 29.3%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.5%, 29.3%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(60.94, 24.96, -23.06)

LCH

lch(60.94, 33.98, 317.27)

OKLCH

oklch(67.3%, 0.0904, 315.9)

HWB

hwb(282.5, 52.2%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#95bc85

Analogous

#9085bc

#ac85bc

#bc85b0

Triadic

#ac85bc

#bcac85

#85bcac

Split-complementary

#ac85bc

#b0bc85

#85bc90

Tetradic

#ac85bc

#bc8595

#95bc85

#85bcac

Square

#ac85bc

#bc9085

#95bc85

#85b0bc

Shades

Color #ac85bc mixed toward black.

#9462a9

#784c8a

#5a3968

#3c2645

#1e1323

Tints

Color #ac85bc mixed toward white.

#ba99c7

#c8aed2

#d5c2dd

#e3d6e9

#f1ebf4

Tones

Color #ac85bc mixed toward gray.

#aa89b7

#a88eb3

#a693ae

#a497aa

#a29ca5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.84:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9cb1 · ΔE 14

Deuteranopia

#9fa2ae · ΔE 17.9

Tritanopia

#aaa7a5 · ΔE 22.7

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 21.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ac85bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ac85bc]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#ac85bc (#ac85bc) is rgb(172, 133, 188) in RGB.

No, #ac85bc is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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