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#ac8bce color: Middy’s Purple

#ac8bce is rgb(172, 139, 206) in RGB and oklch(69.182% 0.10228 306.448) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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270°
100%

69.2%
0.102
306°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Lilac
  • slate-400
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.86:1Hard to read
Lc -60
Black text
7.34:1Readable · AA
Lc 49

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About #ac8bce

#ac8bce is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 69.2% lightness, 0.102 chroma and a hue of 306°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.86:1 contrast and black text 7.34:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Middy’s Purple (#aa8ed6). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-400.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #ac8bce mixed with white

  1. ac8bce
  2. b496d3
  3. bca2d8
  4. c4addd
  5. ccb9e2
  6. d5c4e7
  7. ddd0ec
  8. e5dcf1
  9. eee7f6
  10. f6f3fa

Darker: #ac8bce mixed with black

  1. ac8bce
  2. 9578b3
  3. 7f6698
  4. 69547f
  5. 544366
  6. 40324e
  7. 2d2338
  8. 1b1423
  9. 0b070f
  10. 010102

Calmer: #ac8bce with less saturation

  1. ac8bce
  2. aa8dc9
  3. a98fc4
  4. a791bf
  5. a592ba
  6. a494b5
  7. a296b0
  8. a197ab
  9. 9f99a6
  10. 9d9aa1

Questions about #ac8bce

What color is #ac8bce?

#ac8bce is soft purple. The closest named color is Middy’s Purple. In RGB it is rgb(172, 139, 206), in HSL hsl(269.55, 40.61%, 67.65%) and in OKLCH oklch(69.182% 0.10228 306.448).

What colors go well with #ac8bce?

The complementary color of #ac8bce is #8ba860. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8b96db and #c483b4. The triadic partners are #c78f53 and #3eb0a6.

Is white or black text more readable on #ac8bce?

Black text reads better on #ac8bce: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and black gives 7.34:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ac8bce a warm or cool color?

#ac8bce is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 306 degrees, its lightness 69.2% and its chroma 0.102.