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#ac8ce5 color: Bright light violet

#ac8ce5 is rgb(172, 140, 229) in RGB and oklch(70.435% 0.13065 299.607) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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262°
100%

70.4%
0.131
300°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Orchid
  • violet-400
  • Black 10%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.75:1Hard to read
Lc -58
Black text
7.64:1Readable · AA
Lc 51

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About #ac8ce5

#ac8ce5 is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 70.4% lightness, 0.131 chroma and a hue of 300°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.75:1 contrast and black text 7.64:1, so black text reads better.

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

More light violet colors

Lighter: #ac8ce5 mixed with white

  1. ac8ce5
  2. b498e8
  3. bca3eb
  4. c4afee
  5. ccbaf1
  6. d4c6f4
  7. ddd1f6
  8. e5dcf9
  9. eee8fb
  10. f6f3fd

Darker: #ac8ce5 mixed with black

  1. ac8ce5
  2. 9579c7
  3. 7f67aa
  4. 69558e
  5. 544372
  6. 403358
  7. 2d233f
  8. 1b1428
  9. 0b0712
  10. 010103

Calmer: #ac8ce5 with less saturation

  1. ac8ce5
  2. ab8ede
  3. a991d8
  4. a893d1
  5. a795ca
  6. a597c3
  7. a499bc
  8. a39bb5
  9. a29cae
  10. a19ea7

Questions about #ac8ce5

What color is #ac8ce5?

#ac8ce5 is bright light violet. The closest named color is Bright light violet. In RGB it is rgb(172, 140, 229), in HSL hsl(261.57, 63.12%, 72.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.435% 0.13065 299.607).

What colors go well with #ac8ce5?

The complementary color of #ac8ce5 is #96ab44. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #809bf1 and #cd80c7. The triadic partners are #db8a43 and #00baa2.

Is white or black text more readable on #ac8ce5?

Black text reads better on #ac8ce5: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and black gives 7.64:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ac8ce5 a warm or cool color?

#ac8ce5 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 300 degrees, its lightness 70.4% and its chroma 0.131.