#ac97dd

Color #ac97dd

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 16.46 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#ac97dd

RGB

rgb(172, 151, 221)

HSL

hsl(258, 50.7%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(258, 31.7%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.2%, 31.7%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(66.61, 22.09, -32.77)

LCH

lch(66.61, 39.52, 303.98)

OKLCH

oklch(72.1%, 0.1022, 297.57)

HWB

hwb(258, 59.2%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c8dd97

Analogous

#97a5dd

#ac97dd

#cf97dd

Triadic

#ac97dd

#ddac97

#97ddac

Split-complementary

#ac97dd

#ddcf97

#a5dd97

Tetradic

#ac97dd

#dd97c8

#c8dd97

#97ddac

Square

#ac97dd

#dd97a5

#c8dd97

#97ddcf

Shades

Color #ac97dd mixed toward black.

#8768ce

#633dbb

#4a2e8c

#311f5d

#190f2f

Tints

Color #ac97dd mixed toward white.

#baa8e3

#c8bae8

#d5cbee

#e3dcf4

#f1eef9

Tones

Color #ac97dd mixed toward gray.

#ae9dd7

#b1a3d1

#b3a8cb

#b5aec6

#b8b4c0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3cf · ΔE 6.7

Deuteranopia

#a5a6cb · ΔE 8.4

Tritanopia

#abc3c0 · ΔE 25.5

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 22

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ac97dd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ac97dd]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#ac97dd (#ac97dd) is rgb(172, 151, 221) in RGB.

No, #ac97dd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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