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#ac8de2 color: Middy’s Purple

#ac8de2 is rgb(172, 141, 226) in RGB and oklch(70.469% 0.12509 299.999) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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262°
100%

70.5%
0.125
300°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Lilac
  • violet-400
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.74:1Hard to read
Lc -58
Black text
7.66:1Readable · AA
Lc 51

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About #ac8de2

#ac8de2 is a soft light violet color. In OKLCH it has 70.5% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 300°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.74:1 contrast and black text 7.66:1, 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: #ac8de2 mixed with white

  1. ac8de2
  2. b498e5
  3. bca4e9
  4. c4afec
  5. ccbbef
  6. d4c6f2
  7. ddd1f5
  8. e5ddf8
  9. eee8fa
  10. f6f4fd

Darker: #ac8de2 mixed with black

  1. ac8de2
  2. 957ac4
  3. 7f67a8
  4. 69558c
  5. 544471
  6. 403357
  7. 2d233e
  8. 1b1427
  9. 0b0712
  10. 010103

Calmer: #ac8de2 with less saturation

  1. ac8de2
  2. ab8fdc
  3. a992d5
  4. a894cf
  5. a796c8
  6. a697c2
  7. a499bb
  8. a39bb4
  9. a29dae
  10. a19ea7

Questions about #ac8de2

What color is #ac8de2?

#ac8de2 is soft light violet. The closest named color is Middy’s Purple. In RGB it is rgb(172, 141, 226), in HSL hsl(261.88, 59.44%, 71.96%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.469% 0.12509 299.999).

What colors go well with #ac8de2?

The complementary color of #ac8de2 is #96ab4b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #829bee and #cb82c5. The triadic partners are #d88c48 and #14b9a3.

Is white or black text more readable on #ac8de2?

Black text reads better on #ac8de2: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and black gives 7.66:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ac8de2 a warm or cool color?

#ac8de2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 300 degrees, its lightness 70.5% and its chroma 0.125.