#ac9db0

Color #ac9db0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 12.26 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#ac9db0

RGB

rgb(172, 157, 176)

HSL

hsl(287.4, 10.7%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(287.4, 10.8%, 69%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.3%, 10.8%, 0%, 31%)

LAB

lab(66.53, 9.02, -7.85)

LCH

lch(66.53, 11.96, 318.97)

OKLCH

oklch(71.5%, 0.032, 319.18)

HWB

hwb(287.4, 61.6%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a1b09d

Analogous

#a39db0

#ac9db0

#b09daa

Triadic

#ac9db0

#b0ac9d

#9db0ac

Split-complementary

#ac9db0

#aab09d

#9db0a3

Tetradic

#ac9db0

#b09da1

#a1b09d

#9db0ac

Square

#ac9db0

#b0a39d

#a1b09d

#9daab0

Shades

Color #ac9db0 mixed toward black.

#927e97

#76637b

#584a5c

#3b323d

#1d191f

Tints

Color #ac9db0 mixed toward white.

#baadbd

#c8beca

#d6ced7

#e3dee5

#f1eff2

Tones

Color #ac9db0 mixed toward gray.

#ab9fae

#aaa0ad

#a9a2ab

#a8a3aa

#a7a5a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.2:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.2:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6ac · ΔE 9.2

Deuteranopia

#a7a8ab · ΔE 10.9

Tritanopia

#aba8a7 · ΔE 11.3

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 11.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ac9db0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ac9db0]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#ac9db0 (#ac9db0) is rgb(172, 157, 176) in RGB.

No, #ac9db0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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