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#ac8fe0 color: Middy’s Purple

#ac8fe0 is rgb(172, 143, 224) in RGB and oklch(70.736% 0.11919 299.838) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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261°
100%

70.7%
0.119
300°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Lilac
  • violet-400
  • Black 12%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.71:1Hard to read
Lc -58
Black text
7.76:1Readable · AA
Lc 52

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About #ac8fe0

#ac8fe0 is a soft light violet color. In OKLCH it has 70.7% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 300°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.71:1 contrast and black text 7.76:1, 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: #ac8fe0 mixed with white

  1. ac8fe0
  2. b49ae4
  3. bca5e7
  4. c4b1eb
  5. ccbcee
  6. d4c7f1
  7. ddd2f4
  8. e5ddf7
  9. eee8fa
  10. f6f4fc

Darker: #ac8fe0 mixed with black

  1. ac8fe0
  2. 957cc3
  3. 7f69a6
  4. 69578a
  5. 544570
  6. 403456
  7. 2d243e
  8. 1b1527
  9. 0b0712
  10. 010102

Calmer: #ac8fe0 with less saturation

  1. ac8fe0
  2. ab91da
  3. aa93d4
  4. a895ce
  5. a797c7
  6. a699c1
  7. a59abb
  8. a49cb4
  9. a39eae
  10. a29fa7

Questions about #ac8fe0

What color is #ac8fe0?

#ac8fe0 is soft light violet. The closest named color is Middy’s Purple. In RGB it is rgb(172, 143, 224), in HSL hsl(261.48, 56.64%, 71.96%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.736% 0.11919 299.838).

What colors go well with #ac8fe0?

The complementary color of #ac8fe0 is #97ab51. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #849ceb and #ca85c4. The triadic partners are #d78e4e and #2bb9a3.

Is white or black text more readable on #ac8fe0?

Black text reads better on #ac8fe0: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and black gives 7.76:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ac8fe0 a warm or cool color?

#ac8fe0 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 300 degrees, its lightness 70.7% and its chroma 0.119.