#ac9ee3

Color #ac9ee3

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 17.69 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#ac9ee3

RGB

rgb(172, 158, 227)

HSL

hsl(252.2, 55.2%, 75.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252.2, 30.4%, 89%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.2%, 30.4%, 0%, 11%)

LAB

lab(68.58, 19.55, -33.02)

LCH

lch(68.58, 38.37, 300.63)

OKLCH

oklch(73.7%, 0.0993, 293.13)

HWB

hwb(252.2, 62%, 11%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d5e39e

Analogous

#9eb3e3

#ac9ee3

#cf9ee3

Triadic

#ac9ee3

#e3ac9e

#9ee3ac

Split-complementary

#ac9ee3

#e3cf9e

#b3e39e

Tetradic

#ac9ee3

#e39ed5

#d5e39e

#9ee3ac

Square

#ac9ee3

#e39eb3

#d5e39e

#9ee3cf

Shades

Color #ac9ee3 mixed toward black.

#816cd5

#573ac6

#412b95

#2b1d64

#160e32

Tints

Color #ac9ee3 mixed toward white.

#baaee8

#c8beec

#d6cff1

#e3dff6

#f1effa

Tones

Color #ac9ee3 mixed toward gray.

#afa4dd

#b3aad8

#b6afd2

#bab5cc

#bdbbc6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.75:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6d5 · ΔE 5.1

Deuteranopia

#a7a8d1 · ΔE 6.5

Tritanopia

#abc9c6 · ΔE 25.8

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 21.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ac9ee3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ac9ee3]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#ac9ee3 (#ac9ee3) is rgb(172, 158, 227) in RGB.

No, #ac9ee3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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