#ac8aaa

Color #ac8aaa

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 18.75 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 11.4

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Conversions

HEX

#ac8aaa

RGB

rgb(172, 138, 170)

HSL

hsl(303.5, 17%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(303.5, 19.8%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 19.8%, 1.2%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(61.53, 18.52, -11.96)

LCH

lch(61.53, 22.05, 327.15)

OKLCH

oklch(67.6%, 0.0606, 328.14)

HWB

hwb(303.5, 54.1%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8aac8c

Analogous

#9d8aac

#ac8aaa

#ac8a99

Triadic

#ac8aaa

#aaac8a

#8aaaac

Split-complementary

#ac8aaa

#99ac8a

#8aac9d

Tetradic

#ac8aaa

#ac8c8a

#8aac8c

#8aaaac

Square

#ac8aaa

#ac9d8a

#8aac8c

#8a99ac

Shades

Color #ac8aaa mixed toward black.

#976c94

#795677

#5b4059

#3c2b3b

#1e151e

Tints

Color #ac8aaa mixed toward white.

#ba9eb8

#c8b1c6

#d6c5d5

#e3d8e3

#f1ecf1

Tones

Color #ac8aaa mixed toward gray.

#a98da8

#a690a5

#a493a3

#a195a0

#9e989e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.97:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9ea3 · ΔE 16.4

Deuteranopia

#a0a3a1 · ΔE 19.8

Tritanopia

#ab9d9c · ΔE 14.7

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 17.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ac8aaa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ac8aaa]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#ac8aaa (#ac8aaa) is rgb(172, 138, 170) in RGB.

No, #ac8aaa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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