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#ac8fe2 color: Dreamy Candy Forest

#ac8fe2 is rgb(172, 143, 226) in RGB and oklch(70.831% 0.12184 299.362) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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261°
100%

70.8%
0.122
299°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Lilac
  • violet-400
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.70:1Hard to read
Lc -57
Black text
7.78:1Readable · AA
Lc 52

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About #ac8fe2

#ac8fe2 is a soft light violet color. In OKLCH it has 70.8% lightness, 0.122 chroma and a hue of 299°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.7:1 contrast and black text 7.78:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest (#b195e4). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-400.

More light violet colors

Lighter: #ac8fe2 mixed with white

  1. ac8fe2
  2. b49ae5
  3. bca5e9
  4. c4b1ec
  5. ccbcef
  6. d4c7f2
  7. ddd2f5
  8. e5ddf8
  9. eee8fa
  10. f6f4fd

Darker: #ac8fe2 mixed with black

  1. ac8fe2
  2. 957cc4
  3. 7f69a8
  4. 69578c
  5. 544571
  6. 403457
  7. 2d243e
  8. 1b1527
  9. 0b0712
  10. 010103

Calmer: #ac8fe2 with less saturation

  1. ac8fe2
  2. ab91dc
  3. aa93d5
  4. a895cf
  5. a797c9
  6. a699c2
  7. a59bbc
  8. a49cb5
  9. a39eae
  10. a29fa8

Questions about #ac8fe2

What color is #ac8fe2?

#ac8fe2 is soft light violet. The closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest. In RGB it is rgb(172, 143, 226), in HSL hsl(260.96, 58.87%, 72.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.831% 0.12184 299.362).

What colors go well with #ac8fe2?

The complementary color of #ac8fe2 is #98ac4e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #829ded and #cb84c6. The triadic partners are #d88d4d and #25b9a3.

Is white or black text more readable on #ac8fe2?

Black text reads better on #ac8fe2: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and black gives 7.78:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ac8fe2 a warm or cool color?

#ac8fe2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 299 degrees, its lightness 70.8% and its chroma 0.122.